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not-for-profit, a. and adv. and n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |ˌnɒtfəˈprɒfɪt|, U.S. |ˌnɑtfərˈprɑfət|
[‹ not adv. + for prep. + profit n. Compare for-profit adj. and n., non-profit n. and adj.]
A. adj. and adv. Designating an organization, corporation, etc., which does not operate for the purpose of making a profit. Cf. non-profit adj., for-profit adj. Also occas. as adv.
1913Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 50 34 The cost to the farmer may often be no more than where a coöperative, ‘not-for-profit’ association with less equipment undertakes to supply a service at actual cost. 1935P. M. Angle Here I have Lived 314 The Association is a not-for-profit corporation. It has a small endowment, but is supported principally by the dues of its Sustaining Members. 1943Illinois Laws 1 483 The provisions of this Act..shall apply to all foreign not for profit corporations. 1956Mod. Hosp. Dec. 51/2 Of these 200 hospitals less than 100 are not-for-profit institutions. All the rest are in the ‘for profit’ category. 1973N.Y. Law Jrnl. 1 Aug. 12/6 In our opinion, sufficient evidence was adduced at the trial to justify the jury's finding that plaintiff was wrongfully discharged by the defendant not-for-profit corporation. 1987Information World Rev. Sept. 12/1 Renamed two years ago, CAB International is now owned and administered, not-for-profit, by twenty-nine member governments. 2000Independent 20 Dec. (Wednesday Review section) 3/3 [The] government..pledged in its last manifesto to move custodianship of the lottery to a Not-for-Profit operator?
B. n. An organization, corporation, etc., which does not operate for the purpose of making a profit.
1969Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 63 580/1 He describes in considerable depth the range of relationships between government agencies and the four categories of contractors: business firms, universities, not-for-profits, and government-owned research centers. 1995N.Y. Times 21 Mar. b6/5 We have to look at the ability of the communities to absorb patients... It's going to take time for the not-for-profits to gear up to absorb the funds. |