inoperative

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈɑːpərətɪv/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈɒpərətɪv/
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adjective
R

not valid or allowed

The contract became inoperative after the new regulations were put in place.

R

not working or not functioning

The elevator has been inoperative for the past two days.

translation

adj. not valid or allowed; not working or not functioning