not-for-profit

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not-for-profit

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From not + for-profit.

adjective

not comparable, of a company or organization Providing goods or services, but not for the purpose of making a profit. 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: non-profit, non-profit-making

Opposite: for-profit

noun not-for-profits

A not-for-profit company or organization.
Similar: NFP, NFPO

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Opposite: for-profit

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@misc{not_for_profit_2026,
  title = {not-for-profit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/not-for-profit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}