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for-profit
[ fer-prof-it ]
/ fərˈprɒf ɪt /
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adjective
(of a business or institution) initiated or operated for the purpose of making a profit: for-profit hospitals.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby for-profit
for one's part, for one's sake, for one thing, for openers, for Pete's sake, for-profit, for real, forrel, Forrest, Forrestal, Forrest City
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