: something that is not food
—usually used before another noun
nonfood products
Because hypermarkets charge higher prices for nonfood items, they can cut prices on groceries.—
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Benefits cannot be used to buy alcohol, tobacco products, vitamins, live animals, prepared foods, or any nonfood household items.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2024
At the Tofurky facility, an X-ray machine scans the internal structure of the roasts to check for foreign objects or other nonfood items such as plastic or metal.
—Lee Powell, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, the government urged Indian farmers to grow nonfood export crops to earn foreign currency.
—Glenn Davis Stone, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
Food stamps cannot be used for alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco products, vitamins, prepared foods, hot foods, or nonfood items (pet food, cleaning supplies, cosmetics, etc.).
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
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Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2024
At the Tofurky facility, an X-ray machine scans the internal structure of the roasts to check for foreign objects or other nonfood items such as plastic or metal.
—Lee Powell, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, the government urged Indian farmers to grow nonfood export crops to earn foreign currency.
—Glenn Davis Stone, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
Food stamps cannot be used for alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco products, vitamins, prepared foods, hot foods, or nonfood items (pet food, cleaning supplies, cosmetics, etc.).
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
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“Nonfood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfood. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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