nondefense

adjective

non·de·fense ˌnän-di-ˈfen(t)s

: not related to or used for a nation's military defenses

nondefense spending

nondefense businesses/industries

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That means, for the most part, cuts to what wonks call the nondefense discretionary budget—domestic spending, in other words—which accounts for about $750 billion of the roughly $6 trillion federal budget. —

Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023 But nondefense discretionary spending has been bloated by the pandemic, and much of what had been discretionary spending is now mandatory because of legislative action by Democrats in Congress. —

Phil Gramm, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2022 The Commerce Department on Wednesday said that orders for nondefense capital goods, excluding aircraft—which economists use as a proxy for capital spending—rose just 0.3% in April from a month earlier, after growing by 1.1% the previous month. —

Justin Lahart, WSJ, 25 May 2022 Orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft, another measure for business investment, are near the highest levels for records tracing back to the 1990s, separate Commerce Department figures show. —

Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 27 June 2021 See all Example Sentences for nondefense