non-productionn.adj.

1656 in J. A. Clyde Hope's Major Practicks (1938) II. 206 Nae infeltments can be reduced for non-production bot such as [etc.].

1828 Freedom's Jrnl. 21 Mar. His Lordship..expressed concurrence in the reasons which had been assigned for the non-production of the papers.

1842 Southern Q. Rev. 8 343/2 Much outcry of late has been made about copyright, many supposing that this is the true cause of the non-production of solid works.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 11 Dec. 5/1 ‘The Vote Catchers’ was written by the plaintiff, and if this had been producible nothing would have been heard about the non-production of the burlesque.

1948 Rep. Native Laws Comm. 1946–8 (Dept. Native Affairs, S. Afr.) 26/1 If a native fails without reasonable cause to produce his receipt.., he can be punished for the mere non-production.

1976 S. M. Gault Dict. Shrubs in Colour 197/1 Pruning to the base in April each year will ensure non-production of citrus yellow flowers which tend to spoil the foliage effect.

1998 Jrnl. Conflict Resol. 42 606 The nonproduction of the public good is the relevant reference point here.

1940 Jrnl. Assoc. Univ. Teachers 7 19 Using the term ‘homes’ broadly to include all non-production assets, we may say that increasingly our wealth is in our homes and not in our factories.

1961 J. Gottman Megalopolis xi. 576 One wonders whether a new distinction should not be introduced in all the mass of nonproduction employment.

1999 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 9 Dec. The 80-year-old lot..cannot be converted into any non-production use without City Council approval.

2001 Jrnl. Labor Econ. 19 440 Increases in the share of nonproduction workers are associated with R&D and computer investment.