Nonfinancial

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Pertaining to matters that are not associated with money or fiscal concerns
2. Referring to aspects that do not involve any financial elements or transactions
3. Relating to topics or issues that exclude monetary or economic factors

Etymology: "Nonfinancial" is a plain formation: the prefix "non-", meaning "not", attached to "financial." The prefix comes from Old English "nān," meaning "not one" or "none," which contracted into the Middle English "non" and became a productive prefix in English. It is attached freely to adjectives and nouns to mark their absence or negation, so "nonfinancial" simply means not relating to money or economic matters. "Financial" has a more traceable path. It derives from "finance," which in English meant the payment of a debt or fine, and came into English from Old French "finance," itself from the verb "finer," to settle or pay off. The Latin root "finis," meaning "end," sits behind that verb, so the original sense was closer to bringing a payment to an end. The adjective "financial" was formed on this noun with the suffix "-ial," and "nonfinancial" was built from it in modern times, once the prefix was attached.

Synonyms: non-monetary, non-economic, non-capital, non-fiscal, non-investment

Antonyms: financial, monetary, economic, capital, fiscal