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nonrevenue

nonrevenue

6.8
Not bringing money to a business or service
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈrɛvənjuː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no generador de ingresos
  • Some nonrevenue activities are necessary for the smooth running of the business.

Examples

  • The company reviewed its nonrevenue assets to identify areas for cost savings.

  • The city operates several nonrevenue buses to transport staff between facilities.

  • The company has several nonrevenue projects this year.

  • Many nonrevenue services are essential for community well-being.

  • Many public transportation systems offer nonrevenue services for maintenance purposes, which do not generate income.

  • The city implemented a nonrevenue program to provide free bus rides for seniors and students.

  • During the off-peak hours, the train line schedules several nonrevenue trips to reposition its vehicles.

Synonyms

unprofitable
vsnonrevenue
11 4.9

Not making money for a person or business

is a neutral label for things that produce no income
noncommercial
vsnonrevenue
3 4.4

Not intended to make money

focuses purely on lacking direct income rather than business relation
profitless
vsnonrevenue
1 5.5

Not making money or giving any useful result

is the technical description for things that yield no income
noneconomic
vsnonrevenue
1 5.5

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

is narrower, about lacking direct income for specific services or assets
nonearning
vsnonrevenue
  • Specialized
5.9

Not producing money or profit for its owner

is about services or assets that bring in no money
nonpaying
vsnonrevenue
4.2

Something that does not make money

applies to items or activities that give no money
nonprofitable
vsnonrevenue
4.9

Not making a profit or giving useful results

refers more to activities or assets that give no income
unremunerative
vsnonrevenue
9.3

Work that does not pay or make a profit

focuses on absence of income for activities or assets
unremunerated
vsnonrevenue
8.0

Not paid for work or help

covers things that do not bring in money rather than unpaid work
non-profit-making
vsnonrevenue
  • UK
3.5

A group that does not try to make money and helps people or a cause

describes activities that give no money regardless of their intent

How Revenue-Generating

profit
  • Specialized
2.0
revenue
  • Specialized
352 3.4
nonrevenue
  • Specialized
6.8

Surface Forms

nonrevenue positive

Morphology

nonrevenue = revenue (transparent) = non + revenue

Meaning is a straightforward negation of 'revenue' using the productive prefix 'non-'.

Etymology

Nonrevenue comes from the part non- meaning 'not' and revenue meaning 'income' or the money a business gets. So nonrevenue describes services, assets, or activities that do not bring in money.