Meaning & use
non-renewal
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Meaning
nouncountable or uncountableformalbusinesslegal
The act of not extending a contract, subscription, or agreement for another period.
Grammar: Can be used with 'a' (a non-renewal) or without (non-renewal of the policy).
Patterns
- non-renewal of a contract
- notice of non-renewal
- a non-renewal clause
The insurance company sent a notice of non-renewal for our policy.
Non-renewal of the lease means we have to move out by June.
The landlord included a non-renewal clause in the agreement.
Word forms
| plural | non-renewals |
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Common combinations
- notice of non-renewal
- The tenant received a notice of non-renewal.
- non-renewal of a contract
- The non-renewal of the contract came as a surprise.
- non-renewal clause
- Check the non-renewal clause before signing.
- automatic non-renewal
- The subscription has automatic non-renewal unless you opt in.
Synonyms and how they differ
- non-extension
- Very similar but less common; used in legal writing for contracts.
- expiration
- Focuses on the end of the period, not the decision not to renew.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: non-renewal or cancellation?
non-renewal vs cancellation
Cancellation means ending something before it expires; non-renewal means simply not extending it when the term ends.
Practice
What does 'non-renewal' mean?
Choose one answer.
The correct answer is C because 'non-renewal' means you choose not to renew. Option An is the opposite (renewal). Option B describes cancellation, which is different. Option D describes a payment, not a decision about renewal.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “non-renewal”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.