Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-revenue

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: non-rev-enue
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of nonrevenue.

Example Sentences

"On Mondays and Tuesdays, the day's mileage was increased to 195½ by a trip from Lewes to Berwick and back. This additional mileage provided the only instance of a non-revenue journey, as the "motor" returned empty from Berwick to Lewes."
"The second strategy is to develop specific care and maintenance rules that will need to be strictly followed by the system operator - including the use of specialised machines to clear the permanent way of snowfall, to de-ice the rail grooves and the running of non-revenue services at night to prevent ice formation on the OCL [overhead contact lines]."

Etymology

From non- + revenue.

Questions

What does non-revenue mean?: Alternative form of nonrevenue.
Where does non-revenue come from?: From non- + revenue.

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