for-profit
adjective
for-prof·it
ˈfȯr-ˈprä-fət 
: established, maintained, or conducted for the purpose of making a profit
for-profit businesses
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The for-profit prison company GEO Group has surged in value under President Donald Trump.
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Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2025
First Street, a for-profit company that consults with and sells data to insurance companies and governments, has made a practice of harshly criticizing FEMA’s flood maps and the fact that the agency does not make many projections.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
This is most important for new NPs and PAs with limited clinical experience, particularly NPs graduating from purportedly shoddy, online, for-profit schools.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
States, meanwhile, are increasingly concerned about a growing number of providers being controlled by out-of-state for-profit companies.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2025
First Street, a for-profit company that consults with and sells data to insurance companies and governments, has made a practice of harshly criticizing FEMA’s flood maps and the fact that the agency does not make many projections.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
This is most important for new NPs and PAs with limited clinical experience, particularly NPs graduating from purportedly shoddy, online, for-profit schools.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
States, meanwhile, are increasingly concerned about a growing number of providers being controlled by out-of-state for-profit companies.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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