"not-for-profit" meaning in All languages combined

See not-for-profit on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} not-for-profit (not comparable)
  1. (of a company or organization) Providing goods or services, but not for the purpose of making a profit. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: non-profit, non-profit-making
    Sense id: en-not-for-profit-en-adj-~ABxk5n5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35

Noun [English]

Forms: not-for-profits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} not-for-profit (plural not-for-profits)
  1. A not-for-profit company or organization. Synonyms: NFP, NFPO
    Sense id: en-not-for-profit-en-noun-37oNPRCA

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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