nonpaying

adjective

non·​pay·​ing ˌnän-ˈpā-iŋ 

1

: not making any payment : not required to pay

nonpaying guests

2

: not providing pay

a nonpaying job

Examples of nonpaying in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company has also undertaken efforts to streamline guidelines for all of its stores surrounding how to engage with nonpaying patrons. — Emily Stewart, Vox, 19 May 2018

Since the incident in Philadelphia, Starbucks has opened its cafes to the public, allowing nonpaying customers to use its cafes and its bathrooms. — Sarah Whitten, USA TODAY, 2 July 2018

The coffee chain recently announced a new policy allowing everyone, including nonpaying guests, to use its cafes, bathrooms included. — Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 29 May 2018

Strava’s increasingly social-centric user experience is built around content that’s mostly included with the nonpaying membership. — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 24 June 2019

To help cover its nearly $1 million in annual operating costs, Ethnologue got its first paywall in late 2015; most nonpaying visitors were turned away after several pages. — Catherine Matacic, Science | AAAS, 10 Feb. 2020

One month before their wedding, the Detroit native left his six-figure job as General Motors vice president to work for a year to in the nonpaying role as head of the National Alliance of Businessmen. — PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nonpaying

• allaying
• arraying
• assaying
• betraying
• bricklaying
• buffeting
• conveying
• crocheting
• decaying
• defraying
• delaying
• dismaying