nonprofit

[ non-prof-it ]
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adjective
  1. not established for the purpose of making a profit; not entered into for money: a nonprofit institution.

noun
  1. a nonprofit organization, institution, corporation, or other entity.

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Origin of nonprofit

1
First recorded in 1900–05; non- + profit

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British Dictionary definitions for nonprofit

nonprofit

/ (nɒnˈprɒfɪt) US /


adjective
  1. another word for non-profit-making

noun
  1. an organization that is not intended to make a profit

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