Meanings
adjectivenonbusiness (not comparable)
alternative non-business
- not comparableNot a business, or unrelated to business
But more than a third of those employers were nonbusiness entities, such as government agencies and nonprofits, the majority of which said they would observe the holiday.
2007 January 14, Patrick Mcgeehan, “For Many, King’s Birthday Is Just Another Workday”, in New York Times
nounnonbusiness (plural nonbusinesses)
plural nonbusinesses · alternative non-business
- An organisation that is not a business.
Origin
- Englishnon-
- Proto-West Germanic*bisīg
- Old Englishbisiġ
- Old Englishbisiġnes
- Middle Englishbisynes
- Englishbusiness
- Englishnonbusiness
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APA
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“nonbusiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbusiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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