🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Nicht betriebsnotwendiges Vermögen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Nicht betriebsnotwendiges Vermögen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Non-Operating Asset/nɒnˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ ˈæsɛt/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Unternehmen hat nicht betriebsnotwendiges Vermögen verkauft."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An asset that is not used in the day-to-day operations of a business.

    "The company's non-operating assets included real estate and investments."
  2. 2

    Assets that do not generate revenue through the primary business activities.

    "The firm decided to sell its non-operating assets to focus on its core business."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'non-operating asset' combines 'non-' from Latin 'non' meaning 'not' and 'operating' from Latin 'operari' meaning 'to work'. The concept evolved in the context of accounting and finance to distinguish assets that do not contribute to a company's core operations.

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