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单词 non-paying
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non-payingn.

Brit. /nɒnˈpeɪɪŋ/, U.S. /nɑnˈpeɪɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, paying n.1
Etymology: < non- prefix + paying n.1 Compare earlier non-payment n.
Now rare.
Failure or refusal to pay; non-payment.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > payment > non-payment > [noun]
non-payment1423
unpaymenta1443
non-paying?a1600
?a1600 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 329 For the nonpaying of the Kings chief rent.
1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 412 Their non-paying of the several debts charged upon them.
1845 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 8 112 The paying [students] have increased and the non-paying decreased from 100 to 50.
1928 A. Loos But Gentlemen marry Brunettes (1989) 263 Well Dorothy's Father had to do it, to save the Carnaval Company from the charge of..non-paying of hotel bills.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

non-payingadj.

Brit. /nɒnˈpeɪɪŋ/, U.S. /nɑnˈpeɪɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, paying adj.
Etymology: < non- prefix + paying adj.
That does not pay.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > work > [adjective] > other types of work
gentlea1425
rurala1500
jobbing1705
universal1706
non-paying1843
sweated1883
unfair1886
direct1922
entry-level1949
sidebar1952
front end1976
intrapreneurial1978
1843 C. F. Briggs Bankrupt Stories 9 It is a principle among publishers as it is with fashionable tailors, to compel their paying customers to make good the delinquencies of their non-paying patrons.
1851 W. M. Thackeray Lett. (1945) II. 803 I would cheerfully perform for nothing for the non-paying classes.
1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 347 Much time, labor, and money were thrown away upon non-paying lodes.
1926 Daily Chron. 13 May 2/3 We particularly welcome the detailed provisions made for facilitating the transfer of miners from non-paying pits to paying pits.
1970 H. McLeave Question of Negligence ii. 25 She..reached for the instant coffee she reserved for the nonpaying patients.
1992 Playboy July 14/3 The gate agent came on board to remove all nonpaying passengers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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