noncash
Without physical money
Noncash describes transactions, compensation, or assets that don't involve actual currency changing hands.
Stock options, benefits, and bartered goods are noncash forms of payment.
In accounting, noncash expenses like depreciation reduce reported income without affecting cash flow: The company reported significant noncash charges this quarter.
Direct goods-for-goods exchange
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- tradeExchange of commodities
- swapExchange one for another
- in-kindWith goods, not money
donation · transfer · contribution · conversion · settlement · offset · gift · forgiveness
Contracts to purchase shares
- restricted stockShares with sale limitations
- RSUsPromised shares upon vesting
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- perksAdditional job advantages
incentives · bonuses · profit-sharing · vesting · warrants · deferred compensation · fringe benefits
Amounts accumulated over time
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- write-offRecorded value reduction
journal entry · adjustments · bookkeeping · ledger · reconciliation · deferred · provisions · reserves
Things beyond physical grasp
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- trademarksProtected commercial identifiers
- copyrightsLegal ownership of creations
licenses · inventory · equipment · property · investments · securities · receivables
barter
Direct goods-for-goods exchange
in-kind · donation · transfer · contribution · conversion · settlement · offset · gift · forgiveness · write-down
stock options
Contracts to purchase shares
- restricted stockShares with sale limitations
- RSUsPromised shares upon vesting
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
perks · incentives · bonuses · profit-sharing · vesting · warrants · deferred compensation · fringe benefits
accruals
Amounts accumulated over time
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
write-off · journal entry · adjustments · bookkeeping · ledger · reconciliation · deferred · provisions · reserves · allowances
intangibles
Things beyond physical grasp
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- trademarksProtected commercial identifiers
copyrights · licenses · inventory · equipment · property · investments · securities · receivables