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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Aside from a small number of postseason football bowl games, the CSC is also unique in being the only for-profit governing body, association or multi-school organization in college sports.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
In a stunning development, the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf League agree to unify to create its own for-profit entity to be run by the PGA Tour and funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Study findings released at the conference on the impact of Leadership Labs, whose curriculum promises networking opportunities with leaders in the nonprofit, for-profit and political sectors, revealed that the relationship between those funded and those funding is interdependent.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
There has been a massive outpouring of support on social media and at his court appearances from people with deep frustration and anger at the American for-profit health care system.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
In a stunning development, the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf League agree to unify to create its own for-profit entity to be run by the PGA Tour and funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Study findings released at the conference on the impact of Leadership Labs, whose curriculum promises networking opportunities with leaders in the nonprofit, for-profit and political sectors, revealed that the relationship between those funded and those funding is interdependent.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
There has been a massive outpouring of support on social media and at his court appearances from people with deep frustration and anger at the American for-profit health care system.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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