: something that is not food
—usually used before another noun
nonfood products
Because hypermarkets charge higher prices for nonfood items, they can cut prices on groceries.—
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What To Know According to the National Bureau of Statistics data, food prices rose by 0.4 percent year-over-year in January, recovering from a 0.5 percent decline in December, while nonfood prices saw a faster rise of 0.5 percent, up from 0.2 percent the previous month.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
And because artificial sweeteners are found in thousands of products, identifying all the many ways sugar substitutes have entered your life may be challenging — even nonfood products may contain sugar additives.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Among nonfood products, prices for services rose 11.5 percent; gasoline, 11.1 percent; and medicines, by 10.6 percent.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
For a seriously smelly clog, use tongs to check if a nonfood item is stuck in the garbage disposal.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
And because artificial sweeteners are found in thousands of products, identifying all the many ways sugar substitutes have entered your life may be challenging — even nonfood products may contain sugar additives.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Among nonfood products, prices for services rose 11.5 percent; gasoline, 11.1 percent; and medicines, by 10.6 percent.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
For a seriously smelly clog, use tongs to check if a nonfood item is stuck in the garbage disposal.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Nonfood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfood. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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