nonfood

American  

[nahn-food] / ˌnɑnˈfud /

noun

plural

nonfoods

1. something that is not food.

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adjective

1. relating to items that are not consumable as food, especially those that can be found or purchased at the same location as food items.

Example Sentences

Food prices climbed 1.7% year over year in February, reversing a 0.7% decline in January, while nonfood prices increased 1.3%, compared with a 0.4% increase in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fall in January was driven by lower sales of nonfood products, and a downtick in automotive fuel sales.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nonfood sales led the fall in the run-up to the all-important holiday period, though food-and-drink sales volumes inched up.

From The Wall Street Journal

Food inflation rose to 3.3% in December from 3.0% the month before, while nonfood prices fell by 0.6% on year, matching November’s decline.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said there has been some shift in consumer-spending patterns, as what people are spending money on is “changing from nonfood to more food categories.”

From MarketWatch