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Non-Productive Assets

/nɒn prəˈdʌk.tɪv ˈæs.ɛts/
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Assets that do not generate income or provide a return on investment.

    "The company decided to sell its non-productive assets to improve cash flow."
  2. 2

    Resources that are held but do not contribute to the operational efficiency or profitability of a business.

    "Non-productive assets can include unused land or outdated equipment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'non-productive' combines the prefix 'non-', from Latin 'non' meaning 'not', and 'productive', derived from Latin 'productivus', meaning 'leading to production'. 'Assets' comes from the Old French 'asez', meaning 'sufficient', which evolved to denote resources owned by an entity.

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🇫🇷French → English

Actifs non productifs

Transliteration: aktif non produktif

"L'entreprise a décidé de vendre ses actifs non productifs."

🇩🇪German → English

Nicht produktive Vermögenswerte

Transliteration: Nɪçt pʁoˈdʊktɪv fɛʁˈmøːɡn̩sˌvɛʁtə

"Das Unternehmen hat beschlossen, nicht produktive Vermögenswerte zu verkaufen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Attivi non produttivi

Transliteration: attiˈvi non produtˈtivi

"L'azienda ha deciso di vendere i suoi attivi non produttivi."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Activos no productivos

Transliteration: aktivos no produktivos

"La empresa decidió vender sus activos no productivos."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Ativos não produtivos

Transliteration: aˈtivuz nɐ̃w pɾoduˈtivuz

"A empresa decidiu vender seus ativos não produtivos."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

गैर उत्पादक संपत्तियाँ

Transliteration: gair utpaadak sampattiyaan

"कंपनी ने अपनी गैर उत्पादक संपत्तियों को बेचने का निर्णय लिया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

非生产性资产

Transliteration: fēi shēngchǎn xìng zīchǎn

"公司决定出售其非生产性资产。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

비생산적 자산

Transliteration: bi saengsanjeok jasang

"회사는 비생산적 자산을 매각하기로 결정했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

非生産的資産

Transliteration: hi seisan-teki shisan

"会社は非生産的資産を売却することに決めました。"

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