non-revenue

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ revenue.

Adjective

non-revenue (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of nonrevenue.
    • 1954 March, “Notes and News: A Stroudley "Terrier's" Long Day”, in Railway Magazine, page 214:
      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.
    • 2020 May 6, “Advertisement feature: Preparing for climate change”, in RAIL, page 43:
      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].
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