nonrenew

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verb

Not to renew; to discontinue or terminate.

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Meanings

verbnonrenew (third-person singular simple present nonrenews, present participle nonrenewing, simple past and past participle nonrenewed)

present singular third person nonrenews · participle present nonrenewing · participle past nonrenewed · past nonrenewed

  1. Not to renew; to discontinue or terminate.

    One possible interpretation is that when a carrier stops writing new business, it has discretion about whether to nonrenew existing business, but if it does choose to nonrenew, it must nonrenew all existing business.

    1998, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health, Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Hearing... (volume 4, page 145)

Origin

From non- + renew.

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APA

nonrenew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonrenew

MLA

“nonrenew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonrenew. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonrenew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonrenew.

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