nondonating

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ donating

Adjective[edit]

nondonating (not comparable)

  1. Not making a donation.
    • 1970, Jacqueline Macaulay, Leonard Berkowitz, Altruism and helping behavior:
      Thus, she may have prevented some passersby from justifying their own nondonating behavior by downgrading the charity.
    • 1997, Neil James Mitchell, The conspicuous corporation:
      Only 14 percent of the nondonating firms had officials who received honors, compared to 36 percent of the donating firms.