not-for-profit
English
Adjective
not-for-profit (not comparable)
- (Of a company or organization) providing goods or services but not for the purpose of making a profit.
- 2020 December 2, Mark Phillips, “Rebuilding Rail in the 2020s”, in Rail, page 46:
- Formerly [sic: Formally] known as the Rail Safety and Standards Board, the not-for-profit organisation's remit includes managing and developing Railway Group Standards on behalf of the rail industry, leading the development of long-term safety strategy, and supporting cross-industry groups that address major areas of safety risk.
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Synonyms
- non-profit
- non-profit-making
Translations
not aiming for profit — see nonprofit
Noun
not-for-profit (plural not-for-profits)
- A not-for-profit company or organization.
Synonyms
- NFP
References
- “not-for-profit”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.