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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Starting with four categories: shampoo, conditioner, body wash and face care, the not- for-profit EcoBeautyScore Association rates products from A to E according to their impact across 16 dimensions including carbon emissions, water usage and resource depletion.
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Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Instead of allowing senior citizens and disabled first-responders choose the plan that was right for them — and the vast majority have chosen traditional Medicare — de Blasio forced every one of them into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan run by a for-profit insurance company.
—Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
The application period for MEAP will close on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 6 p.m.
Eligibility criteria include operating within Milpitas city limits as a for-profit enterprise with no more than five employees.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
Its business may be selling good cheer, but its mission is to make money; that’s what for-profit corporations do.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
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Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Instead of allowing senior citizens and disabled first-responders choose the plan that was right for them — and the vast majority have chosen traditional Medicare — de Blasio forced every one of them into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan run by a for-profit insurance company.
—Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
The application period for MEAP will close on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 6 p.m.
Eligibility criteria include operating within Milpitas city limits as a for-profit enterprise with no more than five employees.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
Its business may be selling good cheer, but its mission is to make money; that’s what for-profit corporations do.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for for-profit
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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