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

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In September 2024, the last quarter, for which data are available, corporate liquid reserves amounted to $8.0 trillion or 12.8% of all nonfinancial corporate assets. Christian Weller, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Take a look at the other top 10 nonfinancial S & P 500 stocks by forward price-to-sales ratio: Calling all value investors (chortle): Nvidia trades at a relatively tame 15 forward price-to-sales ratio. John Melloy,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025 The next closest nonfinancial stock in terms of forward price-to-sales is Texas Pacific Land Corp. at 32 times estimates for sales over the next year, according to FactSet data. John Melloy,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025 Financial services are becoming increasingly embedded with nonfinancial platforms to help enable more seamless transactional experiences for users. Duke Chung, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonfinancial

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1930, in the meaning defined above

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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 13 Mar. 2025.

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