nonoperational
adjective
non·op·er·a·tion·al
ˌnän-ˌä-pə-ˈrā-shnəl 
-shə-nᵊl
: not operational: such as
a
: not functional or ready for use
a nonoperational clock
b
: not of or relating to the operation of a business or machine
Layoffs were limited to nonoperational positions.
nonoperational expenses
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The county denied that any polling locations were nonoperational, acknowledged issues, but claimed most were resolved by 11:30 a.m.
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Previously, the drones only flew during nonoperational hours.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
Historically, nations at war have tended to attack nonoperational reactors rather than live ones because of radiation concerns.
—Bennett Ramberg, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2017
Following the tour, the Medicare billing privileges for 46 nonoperational hospices were revoked.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 25 Jan. 2024
Those cost estimates do not reflect a total restoration of the indoor pools, which have been nonoperational for several years.
—Beth Mlady, cleveland, 12 May 2022
There's no evidence the hospital was a nonoperational facility used by Azov fighters for military purposes, as social media posts and Russian officials have claimed.
—Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2022
Also on Friday in Maryland, Brandon Fitzgerald-Holley pleaded guilty to using a nonoperational nonprofit to obtain coronavirus relief funds.
—Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2021
The inspector-general report determined the EPA has failed to adequately monitor about half of the country’s nonoperational hazardous-waste storage sites, known as Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs).
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Apr. 2021
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Previously, the drones only flew during nonoperational hours.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
Historically, nations at war have tended to attack nonoperational reactors rather than live ones because of radiation concerns.
—Bennett Ramberg, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2017
Following the tour, the Medicare billing privileges for 46 nonoperational hospices were revoked.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 25 Jan. 2024
Those cost estimates do not reflect a total restoration of the indoor pools, which have been nonoperational for several years.
—Beth Mlady, cleveland, 12 May 2022
There's no evidence the hospital was a nonoperational facility used by Azov fighters for military purposes, as social media posts and Russian officials have claimed.
—Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2022
Also on Friday in Maryland, Brandon Fitzgerald-Holley pleaded guilty to using a nonoperational nonprofit to obtain coronavirus relief funds.
—Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2021
The inspector-general report determined the EPA has failed to adequately monitor about half of the country’s nonoperational hazardous-waste storage sites, known as Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs).
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Apr. 2021
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“Nonoperational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonoperational. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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