fuel
noun
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
nonfuel
-
a word derived from
fuel.
Example Sentences
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Carnival also added that an improvement in net yields and nonfuel costs would partially mitigate the more than $500 million impact from recent changes in fuel prices.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
U.S. import prices rose in February, driven by higher prices for both fuel and nonfuel imports, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
For one thing, a generous tax break for buying electric vehicles expired last fall, prolonging a slump in sales of nonfuel cars.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
Q. American predicts nonfuel costs in the third quarter will be up 12% to 14% compared with the third quarter of 2019 on a per seat, per mile basis.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel minerals in Africa and the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium.
From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
