non-essential

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌnɑnɪˈsɛnʃəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Not absolutely necessary; not required for a particular purpose, function, or survival.
  2. noun
    A person or thing that is not essential or necessary.

💬 Examples

  1. The potential for an explosion has forced officials to maintain a strict perimeter, prohibiting all non-essential personnel from entering the vicinity.

  2. During the economic crisis, the company focused on core operations and cut all non-essentials.