for-profit

adjective

for-prof·​it ˈfȯr-ˈprä-fət 

: established, maintained, or conducted for the purpose of making a profit

for-profit businesses

Examples of for-profit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If private equity firms or for-profit health insurers determine how GenAI is integrated into medicine, the technology will be used primarily to increase productivity: faster diagnoses, shorter visits, less support staff. —Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

Union officials have legal obligations to their members and their members’ interests, and most unions don’t have for-profit arms with the overlay of those governance concerns. —Evan Drellich, New York Times, 22 June 2025

The First Street Foundation, a for-profit public benefit corporation, has more up-to-date flood risk maps. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025

This has led to several conflicting interests between the for-profit arm and the nonprofit board as the company tries to commercialize its products. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for for-profit

• nonprofit
• profit
• prophet
• soffit

Kids Definition

for-profit

adjective

for-prof·​it

ˈfȯr-ˈpräf-ət

: existing or carried on for the purpose of making a profit

for-profit business