nonchain

English

Etymology

non- +‎ chain

Adjective

nonchain (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to a chain (in various senses).
    radical nonchain reaction sequences

Noun

nonchain (plural nonchains)

  1. A retail outlet that is not a chain.
    • 2009 June 14, Bill Finley, “The Hamburger, Rarefied”, in New York Times‎:
      Several nonchain hamburger restaurants have also opened around the state in recent months, among them Boom, a Belmar restaurant that buys its meat from Pat La Frieda Wholesale Meat Purveyors in Manhattan and offers its signature Boom burger, about a half pound, for $9.50.
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