nonprofit
adjective
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (also non-profit) uk/ˌnɒnˈprɒfɪt/ us(also non-profit-making); (not-for-profit)not aiming to make a profit, but working to help people or to achieve an improvement in something:
a nonprofit agency/corporation/organization It is now a world-wide non-profit organisation whose mission is to help business become sustainable.
a nonprofit program/research This is a nonprofit program that encourages disadvantaged students to stay in school.
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for-profit
nonprofit
noun [ C ]
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (also non-profit) uk/ˌnɒnˈprɒfɪt/ usan organization that does not aim to make a profit, but works to help people or to achieve an improvement in something:
Donations are tax-deductible because it is a federally approved nonprofit.
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charity