Definition of "nonrecurring" []

• Not recurring; occurring only once (adjective)

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• "The consultant, Loren Thompson, argued that the price tag of the new fighter should be given as a "unit recurring flyaway" cost, which includes only the cost of producing the aircraft, but does not include what are called nonrecurring costs, meaning the hefty amounts spent on research and development to build the basic technology."
• "Some of it, like the money spent on pipe lines and refineries, is not necessarily of a recurring nature; but it is surprising how many "nonrecurring" items do, in fact recur time and again."
• "An even more common trait is a willingness to ignore "nonrecurring" charges, even though such expenses reduce book value in the same way as recurring expenses."