noncumulative

[ non-kyoo-myuh-luh-tiv, -ley-tiv ]

adjective

1. of or relating to preferred stock the dividends of which are skipped and not accrued.

Word History and Origins

Origin of noncumulative¹

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + cumulative

Example Sentences

The Trump administration said the act only requires consideration of direct, noncumulative impacts, which effectively took climate change off the table.

From Scientific American

If it is faithful to the campaigns, it will be a noncumulative series of lurches and calamities that include baskets of deplorables, pneumonic collapses, and appearances on “Dr. Oz.”

From The New Yorker

NOTE: Annual data are noncumulative.

From Newsweek