not-for-profit

adjective

not-for-prof·​it ˈnät-fər-ˈprä-fət How to pronounce not-for-profit (audio)

Examples of not-for-profit in a Sentence

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Votes were submitted on the website of the not-for-profit trust for just over two weeks this month, with the polls closing on March 16. Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 Along with the help to individuals, Garland said the program provides smaller grants to organizations that rely on help from a variety of not-for-profit organizations like A Safe Place, Habitat for Humanity, PADS Lake County, the Youth Conservation Crops and Youth Build Lake County. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 Brown Medicine is a not-for-profit medical practice that is its own organization and serves its own patients directly. Kathy McCormack, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2025 Andy Fishburn, Managing Director of Virgin StartUp, a not-for-profit organization founded by Sir Richard Branson in 2013, believes startups are uniquely positioned to lead the way in building businesses that prioritize impact as much as profitability. Paul Klein, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for not-for-profit

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of not-for-profit was in 1919

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“Not-for-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not-for-profit. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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