not-for-profit

adjective

not-for-prof·​it ˈnät-fər-ˈprä-fət How to pronounce not-for-profit (audio)

Examples of not-for-profit in a Sentence

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By 2003, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, a not-for-profit water provider with a half dozen water collaborative agencies in southern Nevada, responded with several water conservation efforts, which included starting the water patrol. Yvette Fernandez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025 After grant aid, food, dorms and the rest are taken into account, in-state public college undergraduates had an average net cost of attendance of $20,780, compared to an average net cost of $36,150 at private not-for-profit colleges. Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Keegan’s biweekly architecture column is supported by a grant from former Tribune critic Blair Kamin, as administered by the not-for-profit Journalism Funding Partners. Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025 Combining the da Vinci robot with the Symani robotic surgery system, surgeons at Australia’s largest not-for-profit health provider successfully operated on a 27-year-old man with a sarcoma in his throat, just above his voice box. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for not-for-profit

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of not-for-profit was in 1919

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“Not-for-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not-for-profit. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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