The prison was a for-profit private organization, but Tom simply called it visiting his in-laws.
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For-profit
Synonyms for "for-profit" (4 found)
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Related words (2)
Adjective(2 words)
Translations
7 translations across 5 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 營利 /营利 adj (for the purpose of making money)
German
1 entries- gewinnorientiert adj (for the purpose of making money)
Hungarian
3 entries- forprofit adj (for the purpose of making money)
- nyereségorientált adj (for the purpose of making money)
- nyereségérdekelt adj (for the purpose of making money)
Japanese
1 entries- 営利の adj (for the purpose of making money)
Polish
1 entries- komercyjny adj (for the purpose of making money)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
College sports in the United States is a large for-profit industry, with top schools raking in hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue.
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Some people think Goodwill stores are more a for-profit business than a philanthropic institution.
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If a for-profit company doesn't charge you for its product, you are the product that is being sold.
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