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

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 • Nov. 10, 2025

But eight years later, Amazon’s market share in the grocery industry hasn’t gone above 4%, according to market-research firm Numerator, which counts food and beverage sales but not alcohol and nonfood items.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

The entertainment industry, social media and celebrity culture are all big drivers in nonfood uses of other species.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Now we more commonly remove terrestrial animals from the wild for nonfood reasons.

From Scientific American • Jun. 29, 2023

One of the earliest cultivated plants in many parts of the Americas was grown for nonfood purposes: the bottle gourd, used as a container.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond