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For-profit

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    For the purpose of making money, especially in relation to an organization that was not formerly, or is not usually, run to make money. not-comparable

    "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[.]"

Noun
  1. 1
    An organization whose goal is to make a profit.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From for + profit; see the earlier not-for-profit and nonprofit.

Etymology 2

From for + profit; see the earlier not-for-profit and nonprofit.

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