nonprofit

[non-prof-it]

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.

nonprofit

/ nɒnˈprɒfɪt /

adjective

1. another word for non-profit-making

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonprofit¹

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + profit

Example Sentences

A city-funded grocery store in Kansas City, Mo., closed recently after 10 years and $18 million in public investment, with its nonprofit operators citing crime and a dwindling number of customers.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

He estimates he has worked in at least 25 different trades, from butcher to taquero to sound engineer, social media manager and nonprofit worker, none really fitting his life’s goal to do something “meaningful.”

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Marcus is a reporter for the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, which produced this story.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

In October, company leaders met with a group of high-school and college students from ConnectSafely, a nonprofit that promotes online well-being.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Many nonprofits struggle to recruit and retain volunteers.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• unsuccessful 
• worthless