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

Recent Examples on the Web The vote this week would have the city use Invest Aurora, the city’s not-for-profit economic development partner, to buy the properties. Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024 Under the agreement, Phillips is banned for 10 years from serving as a fiduciary of a not-for-profit organization in New York and must receive training before returning to any such position. Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024 Throughout the year, the not-for-profit puts on events like movie nights in the gardens, sunset happy hours with live music, and workshops on how to grow your own native varieties. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 July 2024 But residents and clean energy experts say there is no clear reason, besides individual profit motives, for these not-for-profit utility cooperatives to be pushing new fossil fuel infrastructure in an age of reliable and affordable renewable alternatives like solar and wind. Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for not-for-profit 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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