for-profit
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for-profit
Where it comes from
From for + profit; see the earlier not-for-profit and nonprofit.
adjective forprofit
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For the purpose of making money, especially in relation to an organization that was not formerly, or is not usually, run to make money.
For-profit capitalism has created social and economic inequality; successful not-for-profit businesses including Mozilla and the Big Issue point to an alternative path[.]
Similar: commercial, profitable, profitmaking, profitseeking
noun for-profits · forprofit
- An organization whose goal is to make a profit.
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adj for the purpose of making money
| 日本語 | 営利の eiri no |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 營利 /营利 yínglì, 贏利 /赢利 yínglì |
| Deutsch | gewinnorientiert |
Talk about this word "for-profit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/for-profit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. for-profit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/for-profit "for-profit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/for-profit.Cite this
@misc{for_profit_2026,
title = {for-profit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for-profit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
