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 2019 legislation was passed in a matter of weeks to bolster the financial health of the state’s for-profit electric companies after the Camp fire in Butte County, which was caused by a Pacific Gas & Electric transmission line.
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
In recent years, the federal government has cracked down on false promises some for-profit institutions made about their graduates’ job and earnings prospects and other outcomes.
—Amy Li, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
The company was founded as a nonprofit research lab in 2015 and is now in the midst of a contentious effort to transform into a for-profit entity.
—Hayden Field,jonathan Vanian,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Mangione has become a hero to some Americans who are unhappy with for-profit health insurers that deny coverage for treatments.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
In recent years, the federal government has cracked down on false promises some for-profit institutions made about their graduates’ job and earnings prospects and other outcomes.
—Amy Li, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
The company was founded as a nonprofit research lab in 2015 and is now in the midst of a contentious effort to transform into a for-profit entity.
—Hayden Field,jonathan Vanian,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Mangione has become a hero to some Americans who are unhappy with for-profit health insurers that deny coverage for treatments.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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