nonearning

Examples

• All

• He was worried about his nonearning investments during the economic downturn.

• His nonearning investments did not help him financially.

• Many retirees rely on savings from their nonearning years after leaving the workforce.

• The nonearning properties were a burden on her finances.

• During the recession, many businesses faced nonearning periods that impacted their cash flow.

• Investing in stocks is preferable to holding nonearning cash in a low-interest savings account.

• Real estate can become a nonearning venture if not managed properly.

Synonyms

U

unprofitable

vsnonearning

11 4.9

Not making money for a person or business

focuses on lacking immediate income rather than projected profitability

P

profitless

vsnonearning

1 5.5

Not making money or giving any useful result

specifies absence of financial return without judging usefulness or value

N

noneconomic

vsnonearning

1 5.5

Not about money, trade, or profit but about other values

refers to lack of income or profit rather than being simply nonfinancial

N

nonrevenue

vsnonearning

• Specialized

6.8

Not bringing money to a business or service

is used more generally beyond those specific service or asset contexts

N

nonpaying

vsnonearning

4.2

Something that does not make money

is the broader idea of producing no income or financial return

N

nonperforming

vsnonearning

• Specialized

6.3

Not producing income, especially for a loan or asset

highlights lack of income rather than emphasis on broken performance targets

N

non-yielding

vsnonearning

7.4

Not producing any useful result or profit

is focused specifically on lacking financial return rather than general crop or result failure

N

nonproducing

vsnonearning

5.2

Not making useful things or results

focuses specifically on lacking financial return rather than general production failure

Antonyms

P

profitable

191 3.8

Makes more money than it costs

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology