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noncommercial

British  
/ ˌnɒnkəˈmɜːʃəl /

adjective

  1. not of, connected with, or involved in commerce

    noncommercial organizations

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This is perhaps fitting for a movie based on an album that was pointedly noncommercial.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fire started in a sparsely populated area in a warehouse and video shared on social media showed at least two noncommercial buildings burning in the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times

Prior to the latest allegations, Escamilla was facing misdemeanor charges in a February incident in the San Fernando Valley including trespass, entering a noncommercial dwelling and resisting arrest and was free on $10,000 bail.

From Los Angeles Times

Latin America is also a global pioneer in trying to overcome a long-standing challenge for noncommercial journals in the Global South: invisibility.

From Science Magazine

“Removing bones from the ground without proper field techniques is still a problem with many commercial and noncommercial paleontologists,” Sertich acknowledges.

From Science Magazine