for-profit
adjective
for-prof·it
ˈfȯr-ˈprä-fət 
: established, maintained, or conducted for the purpose of making a profit
for-profit businesses
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Sutton has a bachelor’s degree in health care management from a for-profit college.
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
Advertisement While Gold House Ventures is a for-profit initiative for its investors, management fees and a percentage of profits are funneled back to the nonprofit.
—Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
The form has a QR code that links to a website for a for-profit entity called POWER that was founded by Villars.
—Shari Wald Garrett, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
Having withheld comment when the Washington Post first published that claim half a year ago, Graham now says YC merely gave Altman the choice between running YC and running OpenAI, once the latter company launched its for-profit subsidiary with Altman as CEO.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
Advertisement While Gold House Ventures is a for-profit initiative for its investors, management fees and a percentage of profits are funneled back to the nonprofit.
—Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
The form has a QR code that links to a website for a for-profit entity called POWER that was founded by Villars.
—Shari Wald Garrett, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
Having withheld comment when the Washington Post first published that claim half a year ago, Graham now says YC merely gave Altman the choice between running YC and running OpenAI, once the latter company launched its for-profit subsidiary with Altman as CEO.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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