non-entertainment

adjective

non-en·​ter·​tain·​ment ˌnän-ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt How to pronounce non-entertainment (audio)
: not relating to, involved with, or providing entertainment
non-entertainment apps/shows
… the supposedly non-entertainment (i.e., news) sector …Erik Wemple

Examples of non-entertainment in a Sentence

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But this overlooks the fact that, without stadium events, people might instead divert that money to savings, household expenses, or other non-entertainment purposes. Lee Igel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 But international militaries have shown some of the most avid and continued interest in adapting game-control interfaces for decidedly non-entertainment uses. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 21 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-entertainment was in 1894

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“Non-entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-entertainment. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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