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noncash

American  
[non-kash] / nɒnˈkæʃ /

adjective

  1. of or constituting financial sources other than cash.

    a noncash expense.


Etymology

Origin of noncash

non- + cash 1

Example Sentences

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Only 58% of its loans have a first lien, and 15% of interest is noncash payment-in-kind.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Net losses widened 69% to $57.7 million, which BuzzFeed attributed to a “$30.2 million noncash goodwill impairment charge driven by a sustained decline in share price.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

The ticket exchange platform posted a loss of $535.3 million that included a $492.9 million nonrecurring, noncash provision for income taxes during the quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The result partly reflects impairments and losses on the disposal of assets in the quarter of around 255 million euros, including noncash goodwill impairments in Telefonica Tech and its Chilean subsidiary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Write-downs are mostly noncash, reflecting money already spent, but about $7.7 billion of the current charge will mean cash out the door in the future.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026