nonfinancial
adjective
non·fi·nan·cial
ˌnän-fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl 
-fī-
: not of or relating to finance or financiers : not financial
rarely argued about nonfinancial matters
For the first time in eight years, the balance sheets of nonfinancial corporations will end the year with more equity relative to debt than they had when the year started.—
Fred R. Bleakley
Fred R. Bleakley
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Under the new misdemeanor schedule, almost all defendants will either be cited and released, or freed without bail after their case is reviewed by a judge, who can institute other nonfinancial conditions of release such as electronic monitoring or home supervision by probation officials.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
What’s happening: A new report from Moody’s Investors Service finds that nonfinancial companies’ corporate cash declined 12% last year to $2 trillion.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 28 June 2023
In other words, by cracking down on tokens, the SEC is effectively banning an entire industry and all its nonfinancial use cases.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 17 May 2023
McKinsey research found that nonfinancial recognition drives more than half of employee engagement.
—Anna Barnhill, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
As rich people tend to do for obvious reasons, Americans will labor mightily to make a financial issue out of a nonfinancial one, and so the question of U.S. aid to Israel — a poorly understood and often misrepresented issue — returns periodically to prominence.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 14 May 2021
Companies that don’t give much nonfinancial data should be treated with particular caution.
—Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2020
The world's largest nonfinancial companies had a record $6.85 trillion in cash on their balance sheets as of the end of the second quarter, according to data from S&P Global Ratings.
—Cnn Business, CNN, 18 Aug. 2021
Practically, this means identifying key stakeholders and working closely with them to connect stakeholders' mission-critical priorities to D&A initiatives, detailing financial and nonfinancial stakeholder outcomes and impacts to get a complete value story.
—Mike Bugembe, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
What’s happening: A new report from Moody’s Investors Service finds that nonfinancial companies’ corporate cash declined 12% last year to $2 trillion.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 28 June 2023
In other words, by cracking down on tokens, the SEC is effectively banning an entire industry and all its nonfinancial use cases.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 17 May 2023
McKinsey research found that nonfinancial recognition drives more than half of employee engagement.
—Anna Barnhill, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
As rich people tend to do for obvious reasons, Americans will labor mightily to make a financial issue out of a nonfinancial one, and so the question of U.S. aid to Israel — a poorly understood and often misrepresented issue — returns periodically to prominence.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 14 May 2021
Companies that don’t give much nonfinancial data should be treated with particular caution.
—Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2020
The world's largest nonfinancial companies had a record $6.85 trillion in cash on their balance sheets as of the end of the second quarter, according to data from S&P Global Ratings.
—Cnn Business, CNN, 18 Aug. 2021
Practically, this means identifying key stakeholders and working closely with them to connect stakeholders' mission-critical priorities to D&A initiatives, detailing financial and nonfinancial stakeholder outcomes and impacts to get a complete value story.
—Mike Bugembe, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1930, in the meaning defined above
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“Nonfinancial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfinancial. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.
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