Nonrunning

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not running (in various senses). not-comparable

    "Never mind that the auction house expects the car to sell for more than $1.5 million — last February in Paris, Christie’s sold a nonrunning 1890 De Dion for $929,773 — the sale is just too upsetting."

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"Never mind that the auction house expects the car to sell for more than $1.5 million — last February in Paris, Christie’s sold a nonrunning 1890 De Dion for $929,773 — the sale is just too upsetting."

Etymology

From non- + running.

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