not-for-profit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of not-for-profit
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
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A major work stoppage that has agitated the nation’s largest not-for-profit medical provider for nearly a month is set to end following productive negotiations, labor leaders said Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
He has been getting support from the Platform Project, a not-for-profit organisation in Swindon that helps young people get into the workplace.
From BBC
Funded by the major high street banks and created by not-for-profit organisation Cash Access UK, they are run by local Post Office managers and customers from multiple banks can use them.
From BBC
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in California and Hawaii walked off the job early Monday in the latest work stoppage to roil the nation’s largest not-for-profit medical provider.
From Los Angeles Times
In a 2021 report, the organisation said it worked with 17 not-for-profit housing partners and provided accommodation to more than 3,000 people.
From BBC
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