nonproductive

How to use nonproductive in a sentence

• Besides the overhead of slaves and nonproductive brewers, the establishment required the services of two coopers at 20 per year.

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• They are classed as nonproductive workers, therefore their salary scales are lower than those for productive workers.

  Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole