not-for-profit

[not-fer-prof-it]

adjective

1. nonprofit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of not-for-profit¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

A 314-page document prepared by Sports Resolutions - an independent and not-for-profit dispute resolution service - provided detail of the case.

From BBC

A 314-page document, external prepared by Sports Resolutions - an independent and not-for-profit dispute resolution service - provided detail of the case.

From BBC

OpenAI was also set up as a not-for-profit company, meaning it would not aim to make money, but in 2019 it established a for-profit arm which Musk felt was antithetical to its original mission.

From BBC

Bon is an artist and founding director of L.A.-based Metabolic Studio, a not-for-profit interdisciplinary art and research hub that explores environmental issues.

From Los Angeles Times

Most customers in Wales are served by the not-for-profit company Welsh Water, with some served by Hafren Dyfrydwy, part of Severn Trent.

From BBC