non-profit-making
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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It is backed by a coalition of labour groups, trade unions, grassroots campaigns and non-profit-making organisations in individual countries.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2021
The antithesis of T in the Park, it's independent, non-profit-making and run by volunteers.
From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2013
When Anderson bought TED in 2001 on behalf of his non-profit-making Sapling Foundation, it was more like an elite supper club for the masters of the universe.
From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2011
These local credit bureaus are, in the main, non-profit-making organizations owned by their members, mostly stores, and any charge account not paid in 120 days must be reported.
From Time Magazine Archive
The association is now registered as a non-profit-making society under the law of 1867, with no share capital and no dividends.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
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