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Etymology

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From non- +‎ operating.

Adjective

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non-operating (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of nonoperating
    • 1940 November, “Notes and News: Railway Operation Ad Lib”, in Railway Magazine, page 612:
      Non-operating revenue for the day included the collection of $50 for the repair of engine No. 9, which at the time—early August—was hors de combat.

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