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non-cash

non-cash

3.9
Recorded in accounts but not paid or received in cash
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : gasto no monetario
  • The company reported several non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, in its financial statements.

Examples

  • Stock-based compensation is a common non-cash adjustment in accounting.

  • Analysts often separate non-cash items from cash flows to better understand a business's liquidity.

  • The company reported a non-cash gain this quarter.

  • He received a non-cash benefit from the employer.

  • The company's financial report included several non-cash items, like stock options and depreciation.

  • In preparing financial statements, accountants often highlight non-cash expenses to ensure accurate cash flow analysis.

  • Investors should examine non-cash adjustments, as they can affect the overall profitability of a business.

Synonyms

non-cash expense
vsnon-cash
  • Specialized
6.8

An expense shown in company records that does not involve real cash

covers any recorded accounting entry without cash rather than only costs

How Cash

non-cash
  • Specialized
3.9
cashless
1 3.2

Surface Forms

non-cash positive

Morphology

non-cash = cash (transparent) = non + cash

The adjective is transparently 'non-' + 'cash' indicating absence of actual cash payment.

Etymology

In accounting the word non-cash combines non- meaning 'not' and cash meaning 'physical money', so it describes items recorded in the books but 'not paid with real money', for example a fall in value of equipment or stock-based pay.