for-profit

[ fer-prof-it ]

/ fərˈprɒf ɪt /

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

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 10

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Will Christian pharmacists, county clerks, florists, and for-profit wedding chapels really withdraw from society, as you describe?
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|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|DAILY BEAST
Mitchell himself has taken a hard line against disclosures of financial information concerning his for-profit companies.
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’|ProPublica|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He calls Kline the champion of for-profit colleges, which have a dropout rate “worse than celebrity rehab.”
Bill Maher Wants You to Meet—and Beat—Republican John Kline|Eleanor Clift|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Those numbers are typical of the for-profit education industry.
‘Degree Mills’ Are Exploiting Veterans and Making Millions Off the GI Bill|Aaron Glantz|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST