noneconomic
adjective
non·eco·nom·ic
ˌnän-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik 
-ˌē-kə-
: not economic
especially
: having no economic importance or implication
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There were two kinds awarded: approximately $2.5 million in economic damages, meaning the financial support Mace could have brought in his lifetime, and $8 million in noneconomic damages, such as loss and mental anguish over his death.
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Dan Morse The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Beyond market conditions, noneconomic reasons were commonly cited as a choice to choose part-time work by the rural working poor in 2023.
—Dawn Thilmany, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
State regimes profited from the arts in noneconomic ways as well.
—Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Perhaps the key way of doing this is to restore collectively meaningful, noneconomic incentives for the creation of art.
—W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2025
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Dan Morse The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Beyond market conditions, noneconomic reasons were commonly cited as a choice to choose part-time work by the rural working poor in 2023.
—Dawn Thilmany, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
State regimes profited from the arts in noneconomic ways as well.
—Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Perhaps the key way of doing this is to restore collectively meaningful, noneconomic incentives for the creation of art.
—W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for noneconomic
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“Noneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noneconomic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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