noneconomic

adjective

non·​eco·​nom·​ic ˌnän-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik How to pronounce noneconomic (audio)
-ˌē-kə-
: not economic
especially : having no economic importance or implication

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Across the world, elites have promoted ideologies that focus the poor’s attention on noneconomic flash points, such as culture, ethnicity, and religion. Timur Kuran, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017 The judge declined to award punitive damages, however, the judgment is broken down to $100,000 in noneconomic damages, $18,000 in special damages, $3,070 in attorney fees, and another $2,173 in costs. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025 As with many elections, the 2022 midterms may ultimately hinge on noneconomic issues; nevertheless, the state of the economy has significant predictive power over voter preferences, and politicians know it. Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2022 National security has traditionally been defined as protecting a country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity against foreign military threats, an approach that tends to ignore nonmilitary and noneconomic sources of power. Amitav Acharya, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for noneconomic

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First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of noneconomic was in 1856

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“Noneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noneconomic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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noneconomic

adjective
non·​ec·​o·​nom·​ic
ˌnän-ˌek-ə-ˈnäm-ik,
-ˌē-kə-
: not economic
especially : having no economic importance or involvement
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