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nonessential

[non-uh-sen-shuhl] / ˌnɒn əˈsɛn ʃəl /


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Nonessential expenses fell by over 25% in February compared with a year earlier, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Nonessential official travel, speeches and other events would be curtailed.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2023

Nonessential information refers to information that is usually not necessary to the basic meaning of a sentence.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Nonessential businesses will close, and residents will be asked not to leave home except for reasons such as going grocery shopping or visiting a doctor.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah




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