Definition of Nonlife

1. Noun. (biology uncountable) All objects or substances except those considered alive. ¹

2. Noun. A life so devoid of meaning or activity that it is barely worth living. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: insurance) Relating to types of insurance which are not life insurance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonlife

1. the absence of life [n -LIVES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonlife

nonlexicographical
nonliability
nonliable
nonliar
nonliars
nonliberal
nonliberals
nonliberated
nonlibertarian
nonlibertarians
nonlibrarian
nonlibrarians
nonlibrary
nonlicensed
nonlichenized
nonlife (current term)
nonlifer
nonlifers
nonligand
nonlighted
nonlignified
nonlimbate
nonlimerence
nonlimitation
nonlimitative
nonlimited
nonlimiting
nonlineal
nonlinear
nonlinear correlation

Literary usage of Nonlife

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. U. S. Industrial Outlook, 1994: Business Forecasts for 350 IndustriesBusiness & Economics (1994)
"The size of the US nonlife market is due mainly to health insurance and to ... Most foreign sales were from nonlife operations, but US life insurers have ..."

2. Navigational and Surveying Instruments: Industry and Trade Summaryby Sundar A. Shetty by Sundar A. Shetty (1994)
"However, two key directives, the Third Life and the Third nonlife Directives (92/% and 92/49) have an implementation deadline of December 31, 1993. ..."

3. Insurance Regulation in the European Community: Regulatory Issues in by United States General Accounting Office, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States, Congress, General Accounting Office, House (1993)
"Of the total EC insurance market, the nonlife insurance sector accounted for about 52 ... Of these companies, 3348 were nonlife companies, 1044 were life ..."

4. The Year in Trade (1997): Operation of the Trade Agreements Program, 49th Report edited by Arona Butcher (1999)
"The main improvements were an increase to 51 (from 49) percent foreign equity allowance for life and nonlife (property/casualty) insurance companies already ..."

5. New York and the New Europe: A Guide to Business OpportunitiesBusiness & Economics (1994)
"The Second nonlife Insurance Directive, which went into effect in 1990 and has ... Until the Third nonlife Insurance Directive takes effect July 1, 1994, ..."

6. State of the Art Report on Seismic Design Requirements for Nonstructural by Long T. Phan (1996)
"Moderate seismic force requirement, which corresponds to a less critical situation than above (nonlife-safety components in essential buildings, ..."

7. National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, 1992 (1993)
"Effective January 1986 Taiwan allowed a maximum of two life and two nonlife US insurance companies to enter the market each year through branch offices. ..."

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