not-for-profit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of not-for-profit
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
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The firm, which started as a not-for-profit but has since established a commercial structure, has been the focus of a web of cross-investments involving buying up chips and other computer hardware needed for AI processing.
From BBC
The not-for-profit organisation has been celebrating Bonfire Night for nearly 100 years.
From BBC
The rest of the reactor’s power capacity will be purchased by a not-for-profit electricity cooperative.
From Barron's
The rest of the reactor’s power capacity will be purchased by a not-for-profit electricity cooperative.
From Barron's
Funded by the major high street banks and created by not-for-profit organisation Cash Access UK, they are run by local Post Office managers.
From BBC
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