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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AccuWeather is a private, for-profit company that sells weather forecasts to corporations.
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
Families and workers who tried to report their concerns to several New York agencies were turned away because the private, for-profit school had chosen not to seek approval from the New York State Education Department and therefore did not fall under the state’s jurisdiction.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 12 July 2024
The phrasing of this in OpenAI’s charter is vague, leaving room for the judgment of the for-profit entity (governed by the nonprofit), but a scale that OpenAI can test itself and competitors on could help dictate when AGI is reached in clearer terms.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 11 July 2024
But members of Congress also receive constant encouragement — and campaign funds — from for-profit, corporate military contractors who can expect to receive about half of the total military budget.
—Lindsay Koshgarian, Orange County Register, 11 July 2024
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
Families and workers who tried to report their concerns to several New York agencies were turned away because the private, for-profit school had chosen not to seek approval from the New York State Education Department and therefore did not fall under the state’s jurisdiction.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 12 July 2024
The phrasing of this in OpenAI’s charter is vague, leaving room for the judgment of the for-profit entity (governed by the nonprofit), but a scale that OpenAI can test itself and competitors on could help dictate when AGI is reached in clearer terms.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 11 July 2024
But members of Congress also receive constant encouragement — and campaign funds — from for-profit, corporate military contractors who can expect to receive about half of the total military budget.
—Lindsay Koshgarian, Orange County Register, 11 July 2024
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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