non-core
adjective
businessspecialized(alsononcore)uk/ˌnɒnˈkɔːr/us/ˌnɑːnˈkɔːr/relatingto orinvolvinga company'sbusinessactivitiesthat are lessimportantthanitsmainones:
In 2007, thecompanysoldnon-coreassetsworth38billionrubles.
Thefirmwillconsidersellingnoncorebusinessesin aneffortto refocus onitsmainbusiness.
non-coreoperations/activities
- People in noncorejobswill beofferedearlyretirement.
- Measures couldinclude:reducingstructuralcosts,sellingnon-coreassets, andeliminatingothercapitalspending.
- Thecompanyishopingthat thesaleofitsnon-corebusinesseswillrestoreinvestorconfidence.
- The company'sdivestmentprogramme,aimedatsheddingnoncoreoperations, is set tocontinue, with anumberofbusinessesgoing up forsale.
Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- peripheral
- petty
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- secondarily
- subordinate
- valueless
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Opposite
core