nonoperating
- a word derived from operating.
Example Sentences
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While operating revenue increased by 5%, operating expenses increased by 11%, which — combined with nonoperating investment losses — resulted in a total loss of about 13%.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
“We’d like our turbines to be able to handle higher than 253-kilometer-per-hour winds” in nonoperating conditions.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2017
That makes the crawl space under the altar a “historic nonoperating cemetery,” meaning the body has to stay there with the building.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2016
Guests checking into hotels built for the Games found nonoperating elevators, rooms without locks and other problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2014
U.E.C. hasn’t drilled a well of its own since 1998, but today it holds a nonoperating interest in close to 2,000 oil and gas wells.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2013
