for-profit

Definition

› used to describe an organization or service that exists to make a profit: The law here allows hospitals to be operated on a for-profit basis. → Compare nonprofit adjective

(Definition of for-profit adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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