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nonuse

noun
non·​use | \ ËŒnän-ˈyüs How to pronounce nonuse (audio) \

Definition of nonuse

1 : failure to use nonuse of available material
2 : the fact or condition of not being used

Examples of nonuse in a Sentence

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In a famous 1990s case, a restaurateur in South Africa successfully argued that McDonald’s Corp. had let its trademark lapse through nonuse. Khadeeja Safdar, WSJ, "How Supreme Got Pulled Into a Fight for Its Billion-Dollar Brand," 28 June 2019

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First Known Use of nonuse

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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nonuse

noun
non·​use | \ ËŒnän-ˈyüs How to pronounce nonuse (audio) \

Legal Definition of nonuse

1 : failure to use nonuse of land
2 : the fact or condition of not being used