non-paying
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not paying money; receiving a service or item without providing payment: Describes a person, role, or status where no monetary payment is made or required.
Usage
- The adjective "non-paying" directly modifies a noun to specify that the noun does not pay for the associated service, item, or privilege.
- It is typically used in formal or business contexts to distinguish between paying and non-paying individuals or groups.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The museum offers free admission to non-paying children under the age of five.
- The website has a limited version for non-paying users.
- She attended the concert as a non-paying guest of the band.
Advanced Usage
- "non-paying capacity": Refers to participating in a role or function without financial compensation.
- He served on the board in a non-paying capacity for over a decade.
Variants and Related Words
- Non-payment (noun): The failure to pay a sum of money that is due.
- The company faced legal action for non-payment of its debts.
- Unpaid (adjective): Not receiving or requiring payment; also can mean not yet paid.
- She did a lot of unpaid work for the charity.
Synonyms
- Complimentary: Given or supplied free of charge.
- Gratis: Without charge; free.
- Unremunerated: Not paid for work done.
Antonyms
- Paying: Yielding a financial return or requiring payment.
- Remunerative: Financially rewarding; profitable.
- Fee-paying: Required to pay a fee.
Adjective
- paying nothing
- non-paying guests
- non-paying bidders on eBay