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nonperforming

nonperforming adjective: not performing satisfactorily; not functioning well.

Adjective

nonperforming (not comparable)

  1. Not performing satisfactorily; not functioning well.
  2. Not acting as a performer.
    • the nonperforming children of a circus

Origin of nonperforming

From non- + performing.

Questions about nonperforming

What does nonperforming mean?
Nonperforming means not performing satisfactorily; not functioning well.
What part of speech is nonperforming?
Nonperforming is an adjective.

Words near nonperforming in the dictionary

  1. nonperformance
  2. nonperformances
  3. nonperformative
  4. nonperformer
  5. nonperformers
  6. nonperforming
  7. nonperfumed
  8. nonperfunctory
  9. nonperfused
  10. nonperfusion
  11. nonpericyclic

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