non-operatingadj.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. 57 This word [sc. entelechy] has been variously translated by the followers of Aristotle... Primus actus is employed by many, but another school use primus actus of a non-operating form.

1967 R. R. Karch & E. J. Buber Offset Processes viii. 302 Crank the paper guide on the non-operating side of the duplicator.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 24 Apr. 6/6 Send for this non-operating model now. Wear it in the privacy of your own home to see how tiny hearing help can be.

1995 Northern Echo (Electronic ed.) 30 Nov. The gap was designed to prevent workers walking accidentally from the non-operating section to the working section and endangering themselves.

1912 F. A. Cleveland & F. W. Powell Railroad Finance xvi. 311 The non-operating holding company was admirably adapted to the purposes of the financial interests which became active in promoting railroad consolidation about the end of the last century.

1925 H. L. Reed Princ. Corporation Finance xix. 259 Whether much time should be devoted to analyzing other income (non-operating income) depends largely upon whether it comprises a very large percentage of the total net income.

1996 Times (Electronic ed.) 9 May The..company yesterday..unveiled an 11 per cent increase in full-year pre-tax profits, excluding non-operating items.

2001 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 26 Dec. Pearson, which owns the Financial Times newspaper, said it would book a £130 million non-operating profit from the sale.