nonoperating

adjective

non·​op·​er·​at·​ing ˌnän-ˈä-pə-ˌrā-tiŋ How to pronounce nonoperating (audio)
: not operating: such as
a
: not functional or operational : nonoperational
nonoperating lights
b
: arising from the minor operations of a business : auxiliary, supplementary
nonoperating expenses

Examples of nonoperating in a Sentence

fixed all nonoperating parts
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Debt and other nonoperating municipal costs would rise from $24.6 million to $26.5 million. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2021 Our research, published in the Journal of Finance, shows that in 2012 these corporations managed a combined portfolio of $1.6 trillion of nonoperating financial assets. Thomas Gilbert and, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonoperating was in 1837

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“Nonoperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonoperating. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.

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