nonbusiness

adjective

non·busi·ness | \ ˌnän-ˈbiz-nəs

How to pronounce nonbusiness (audio)

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Definition of nonbusiness

: not related to business especially : not related to one's primary business

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Even nonbusiness expeditions have grown more tense since Election Day. — Matt Flegenheimer, Rachel Abrams, Barry Meier And Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, "Business Since Birth: Trump’s Children and the Tangle That Awaits," 4 Dec. 2016

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