not-for-profit
not-for-profit adjective: providing goods or services, but not for the purpose of making a profit.
Adjective
not-for-profit (not comparable)
- Providing goods or services, but not for the purpose of making a profit.
- For-profit capitalism has created social and economic inequality; successful not-for-profit businesses including Mozilla and the Big Issue point to an alternative path[.]2014 October 1, Donnie Maclurcan, Jennifer Hinton, “Beyond capitalism: not-for-profit business ethos motivates sustainable behaviour”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Formerly ^([sic – meaning Formally]) known as the Rail Safety and Standards Board, the not-for-profit organisation's remit includes managing and developing Railway Group Standards on behalf of the rail industry, leading the development of long-term safety strategy, and supporting cross-industry...2020 December 2, Mark Phillips, “Rebuilding Rail in the 2020s”, in Rail, page 46
- Synonyms:
- non-profit, non-profit-making
Noun
not-for-profit (plural not-for-profits)
- A not-for-profit company or organization.
Synonyms of not-for-profit
Antonyms
Forms of not-for-profit
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Origin of not-for-profit
From not + for-profit.
Questions about not-for-profit
- What does not-for-profit mean?
- Not-for-profit means providing goods or services, but not for the purpose of making a profit.
- What part of speech is not-for-profit?
- Not-for-profit can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near not-for-profit in the dictionary
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