nonparticipating
Americanadjective
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(of a person or thing) not participating.
No penalties were given to nonparticipating students.
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Insurance. having or imparting no right to dividends or to a distribution of surplus.
a nonparticipating life insurance policy.
adjective
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not participating
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(of an assurance policy, share, etc) not carrying the right to share in a company's profit
Etymology
Origin of nonparticipating
Example Sentences
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But in a change that’s indicative of Eurovision’s world-spanning ambition, this year nonparticipating countries can vote for the first time, via an official online hub.
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
The new provisions initially stipulated that people who perform animal sacrifices notify the city beforehand, pay a fee for post-ritual sanitary inspections and keep the sacrifice out of the view of the nonparticipating public.
From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2023
Many of the calculations showing economic inequities in the solar rollout already account for how the benefits of rooftop solar flow to nonparticipating customers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2022
Children from low-income families who go through the program match the high-school-graduation rates of children from middle-class families, while nonparticipating peers fall far below.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2014
The arrest rate for low-level crimes in Maryland’s Frederick County in 2019 was almost double the rate for officers in nonparticipating agencies, the analysis showed.
From Washington Post
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