nonfinancial

adjective

non·​fi·​nan·​cial ˌnän-fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl How to pronounce nonfinancial (audio)
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: 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

Examples of nonfinancial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For nonfinancial companies in general, input costs have fallen by 3 percent over the past year, according to Goldman Sachs. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 If the company has a financial loss or causes nonfinancial harm, the liability pierces the corporate shield and falls on the shareholders. Chris Dixon, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024 An independent deployer, a nonfinancial institution that owns and operates the ATM, can outfit the machine or its money-storing cassettes with a GPS tracker. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023 But others may have nonfinancial reasons for not putting down roots at any one employer. Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024 The judge has the option to institute other nonfinancial conditions of release, such as electronic monitoring or home supervision by probation officials, in each case. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023 Seven years later, the company filed for one of the largest nonfinancial bankruptcies in U.S. history under the name Energy Futures Holdings. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023 At the same time, a kitchen remodel offers a lot of nonfinancial value for homeowners, Sargsyan says. Michele Lerner, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023 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

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Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonfinancial was in 1930

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“Nonfinancial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfinancial. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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