NOT-FOR-PROFIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does not-for-profit mean? 

• NOT-FOR-PROFIT (noun)
  The noun NOT-FOR-PROFIT has 1 sense:

1. an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities

  Familiarity information: NOT-FOR-PROFIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOT-FOR-PROFIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An organization chartered for other than profit-making activities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

nonprofit; nonprofit organization; not-for-profit

Hypernyms ("not-for-profit" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business)

 Context examples 

A for-profit business, including individuals operating commercial enterprises as sole proprietorships, limited and general partnerships, and corporations; or a not-for-profit organization, including private educational and health services institutions, cooperatives, and corporations.

(Commercial Organization, NCI Thesaurus)

The Cure For Lymphoma Foundation (CFL) is a nationwide not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding research and providing support and education for Hodgkins disease and non-Hodgkins lymphoma patients and their families.

(Cure for Lymphoma Foundation, NCI Thesaurus)