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nonpaying

nonpaying

3.5
Someone who does not pay for a service
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈpeɪɪŋ/
translation icon : sin costo
  • Many museums have nonpaying days where visitors can explore for free.

Examples

  • The hotel offers nonpaying guests access to the swimming pool during their stay.

  • The organizer allowed nonpaying attendees to participate in some workshops.

  • While steady partners were considered important to exchangers, many of them indicated that casual, nonpaying partners were much more salient in their lives.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

non-paying
vsnonpaying
3.9

Not required to give money or not having given money for something

has identical meaning but is written as a single unhyphenated word

Antonyms

paying
2.7

A job or activity that gives money for the work you do

How Paying

premium
74 4.3
paid
1 1.0
nonpaying
3.5

Surface Forms

nonpaying positive

Morphology

nonpaying = paying (transparent) = non + pay + ing

The construction is a direct negation of 'paying' ('non-' + paying), so 'not paying' (not paying for a service) is clear.

Etymology

Nonpaying is made of non- meaning 'not' and paying from pay meaning 'to give money'. So a nonpaying visitor or member is someone who does not have to pay for a service or entry.