not-for-profit

adjective

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

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Gilchrest need not have waited for this campaign to discover how much money is sloshing around not-for-profit organizations. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2026 The Human Library is a non-political and non-religious not-for-profit based in New York City. — CBS News, 31 May 2026 Beloved Yonnie had trouble standing and walking because of severe arthritis, officials with the not-for-profit nature park in the North Carolina mountains said in a news release. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026 From a neighborhood meetup to a national movement The roller coaster challenge is the latest effort by Ryan Meetup, a not-for-profit organization run by and for people named Ryan. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for not-for-profit

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

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

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not for (someone) to (do something)
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“Not-for-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not-for-profit. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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