nonrecurring
adjective
non·re·cur·ring
ˌnän-ri-ˈkər-iŋ 
-ˈkə-riŋ
: nonrecurrent
specifically
: unlikely to happen again
—used of financial transactions that affect a profit and loss statement abnormally
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Yet its stock sells for a measly eight times earnings (excluding nonrecurring earnings).
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John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The plan aims to make homelessness a rare, brief and nonrecurring phenomenon.
—Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
But any recurring revenue collected above the new growth limit would be off-limits for ongoing expenses and could only be used for nonrecurring purposes like infrastructure projects or paying down debt.
—Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025
The drop was mainly because of a $115 million nonrecurring charge for legal costs tied to a lawsuit Tetra Tech settled with the federal government that accused the company of a fraudulent cleanup at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, according to a regulatory filing.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
What were the largest operational referendums ever approved in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin's largest operational referendum, which was a nonrecurring referendum, was an over $1 billion referendum narrowly approved by Racine Unified School District voters in April 2020.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
Housing Forward also shared data about the homeless response system’s effectiveness at rehousing people, which has a goal of making homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring.
—Leah Waters, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
The companies are asking the government to exclude extraordinary events such as nonrecurring, one-time sales of businesses when determining whether companies are subject to the minimum tax.
—Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
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John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The plan aims to make homelessness a rare, brief and nonrecurring phenomenon.
—Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
But any recurring revenue collected above the new growth limit would be off-limits for ongoing expenses and could only be used for nonrecurring purposes like infrastructure projects or paying down debt.
—Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025
The drop was mainly because of a $115 million nonrecurring charge for legal costs tied to a lawsuit Tetra Tech settled with the federal government that accused the company of a fraudulent cleanup at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, according to a regulatory filing.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
What were the largest operational referendums ever approved in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin's largest operational referendum, which was a nonrecurring referendum, was an over $1 billion referendum narrowly approved by Racine Unified School District voters in April 2020.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
Housing Forward also shared data about the homeless response system’s effectiveness at rehousing people, which has a goal of making homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring.
—Leah Waters, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
The companies are asking the government to exclude extraordinary events such as nonrecurring, one-time sales of businesses when determining whether companies are subject to the minimum tax.
—Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
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“Nonrecurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonrecurring. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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