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nonrecurring

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[non-ri-kur-ing, -kuhr] / ˌnɒn rɪˈkɜr ɪŋ, -ˈkʌr /

adjective

  1. not occurring or happening again, especially often or periodically.

  2. noting or pertaining to an income or charge considered of a nature not likely to occur or happen again.


Etymology

Origin of nonrecurring

First recorded in 1965–70; non- + recurring

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Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share rose to 95 cents from 33 cents and beat the FactSet consensus of 77 cents.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Still, unadjusted net profit was hit by a nonrecurring fair-value loss due to the revaluation of its warrants and swung to a loss of $609 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Adjusted earnings per share, which excludes nonrecurring items, such as stock-based compensation-related charges, rose to 39 cents from 24 cents, and topped expectations of 32 cents.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Excluding the nonrecurring items, the adjusted per-share loss narrowed to 3 cents from 8 cents, but was wider than the FactSet loss consensus of 2 cents a share.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

Boston Beer SAM 0.23%increase; green up pointing triangle swung to a loss in the first quarter and cut its outlook, driven by both lower volumes and a nonrecurring litigation expense.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

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