Definition of "non-essential" []

• Alternative spelling of nonessential. (adjective)

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• "Another myth is the term "non-essential personnel"."
• "By Sunday, a few details had penetrated the media firewall, and it looked like Bunning might have a valid point: Democrats were proposing to borrow ten billion dollars to save non-essential workers their jobs in the Transportation Department and to install satellite TV in rural areas, and this was bundled together with another extension of unemployment benefits."
• "Before you buy any non-essential purchase, ask yourself how much it will really cost you and figure out if the short-term pleasure you will receive is really worth it?"