for-profit

[ fer-prof-it ]

adjective

(of a business or institution) initiated or operated for the purpose of making a profit: for-profit hospitals.

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Will Christian pharmacists, county clerks, florists, and for-profit wedding chapels really withdraw from society, as you describe?
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Allow small businesses—for-profit wedding chapels, caterers, florists—to discriminate against gays.
RFRA Madness: What’s Next for Anti-Democratic ‘Religious Exemptions’ | Jay Michaelson | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
(2) If a creative professional wants to volunteer to help a for-profit business, that is permissible.
Rich People Want You to Work for Free | Ted Gioia | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The schools have all hired the same for-profit management company to run their day-to-day operations.
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’ | ProPublica | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Large national for-profit charter management companies have joined regional powers like Mitchell to lead the charge.
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’ | ProPublica | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

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