nonrecurring

adjective

non·​re·​cur·​ring ˌnän-ri-ˈkər-iŋ How to pronounce nonrecurring (audio)
-ˈkə-riŋ
: nonrecurrent
specifically : unlikely to happen again
used of financial transactions that affect a profit and loss statement abnormally

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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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonrecurring was circa 1864

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“Nonrecurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonrecurring. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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