noncore

adjective

non·core | \ ˌnän-ˈkȯr

Definition of noncore

: not being a central or foundational part of something : not being or belonging to a core … the noncore content areas of art, music, and physical education …— Bomna Ko … businesses have redrawn their boundaries, making them both tight (as they focus on core competencies) and porous (as they outsource noncore work).— Thomas A. Stewart

Examples of noncore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Disney, which considers the firm and its technology a noncore asset, didn’t invest in TrueX after the Fox deal, said people familiar with the matter. — Sahil Patel, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2020 An additional 1,000 employees will leave as WeWork sells or closes down noncore businesses, like a private school in Manhattan that WeWork set up. — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2019 The leaders spoke last week after the British government defied the United States in allowing Huawei to build noncore elements of the network. — Caitlin Yilek, Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2020 As tension builds at WeWork to divest its noncore businesses, Siegel has a mandate to find a buyer, and to do so within the next month or two. — Alyssa Newcomb, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2019 SoftBank’s overhaul of WeWork involves getting out of noncore businesses and focusing on profitable markets. — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2019 DuVall, who is 32, was named 2020’s teacher of the year for noncore subjects at the school, Cook said. — Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2019 In this kind of contract, the company fronts the substantial investment to launch the program, manages noncore program functions, and takes a cut of revenue in return (60 percent of tuition is standard, according to Eduventures). — Katerina Manoff, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2019 The decision Thursday evening also allows the country’s largest state enterprise, oil major Petróleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, to continue its sale of noncore assets. ... — Paulo Trevisani, WSJ, 7 June 2019

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