nondefense

adjective

non·​de·​fense ˌnän-di-ˈfen(t)s 

: not related to or used for a nation's military defenses

nondefense spending

nondefense businesses/industries

Examples of nondefense in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That means, for the most part, cuts to what wonks call the nondefense discretionary budget—domestic spending, in other words—which accounts for about $750 billion of the roughly $6 trillion federal budget. — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023

But nondefense discretionary spending has been bloated by the pandemic, and much of what had been discretionary spending is now mandatory because of legislative action by Democrats in Congress. — Phil Gramm, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2022

Orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft, another measure for business investment, are near the highest levels for records tracing back to the 1990s, separate Commerce Department figures show. — Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 27 June 2021

Orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft, a key category seen as a proxy for business investment spending, rose 1% in September after bigger gains in July and August. — Martin Crutsinger, Star Tribune, 27 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nondefense

• antisense
• commonsense
• effulgence
• frankincense
• ninepence
• recommence
• recompence
• recompense
• cense
• dense
• fence
• hence