How to Use noncore in a Sentence

noncore

adjective

• Since closing the deal, Virtu has been looking to sell or shut down noncore businesses acquired from KCG.
  — Alexander Osipovich, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2017
• The company also sold noncore assets, such as Green Giant.
  — The Motley Fool, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2019
• That is because with 5G, noncore equipment, such as that in cellular towers, will handle tasks that the core currently handles.
  — Stu Woo, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2018
• With investors expecting so little—Baidu trades at 17 times forward earnings, close to a 10-year low—the fast growth in noncore businesses may generate some short-term excitement.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
• The company has already sold off some noncore brands, acquisitions that contributed to its burdensome debt load.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
• Barrick is seeking to shed a number of noncore mining properties and any combination with Newmont would likely trigger a fresh wave of gold property sales.
  — Jacquie McNish, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
• In this kind of contract, the company fronts the substantial investment to launch the program, manages noncore program functions, and takes a cut of revenue in return (60 percent of tuition is standard, according to Eduventures).
  — Katerina Manoff, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2019
• SoftBank’s overhaul of WeWork involves getting out of noncore businesses and focusing on profitable markets.
  — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2019
• The chemicals sector has already been a hive of deal activity as companies shed noncore businesses or seek acquisitions that will boost revenue and profit and hand them new geographies and products.
  — Dana Mattioli, WSJ, 7 June 2018
• Newsletter Sign-up Maersk has been restructuring itself, selling off its energy and other noncore units to become a global logistics player.
  — Costas Paris, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2018
• Other conglomerates, like General Electric, have made similar moves to shed noncore operations.
  — New York Times, 9 June 2019
• Carlyle is also betting on opportunities generated by multinational corporations restructuring their China businesses or divesting noncore assets, Mr. Yang said.
  — Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 21 June 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024