non-profit-making

non-profit-making
adj. (of an enterprise) not conducted primarily to make a profit.

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adjective
not commercially motivated
Syn: ↑nonprofit
Similar to: ↑noncommercial

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non-profit-making variant UK US
Main entry: non-profit

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adj
Brit :nonprofit

a non-profit-making organization

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ˌnon-ˈprofit [non-profit] (BrE also ˌnon-ˈprofit-making) adjective
(of an organization) without the aim of making a profit

an independent non-profit organization

The centre is run on a non-profit basis.

The charity is non-profit-making.

 
Example Bank:

The Arthritis Foundation is a non-profit organization which helps sufferers.

The legal framework for charities and the wider non-profit sector is under review.

The research foundation is the non-profit arm of a big investment group.

working for an environmental non-profit


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