not-for-profit
/ˌnɒt.fəˈprɒf.ɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːt.fɚˈprɑː.fɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnät-fər-ˈprä-fət/ (ame, mw) · /ˌnɒt fə ˈprɒfɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːt fər ˈprɑːfɪt/ (ame, ipa)
not-for-profit — adjective
1. describing an organization, group, or activity whose purpose is to serve members
describing an organization, group, or activity whose purpose is to serve members or the public rather than earn money for owners, with any income put back into the work it does.
Ilan volunteers at a not-for-profit clinic that gives free eye care in rural villages.
attributive: not-for-profit + noun (clinic)
Rohan's dog shelter is run as a not-for-profit charity and depends on weekly donations from neighbours.
common collocation: not-for-profit charity
Yasmin works for a small not-for-profit theatre group in Manchester.
Anong studies at a not-for-profit university in Chiang Mai that charges no tuition fees.
Saint Luke's, originally a not-for-profit organization, was sold to a private hospital chain last year.
- nonprofit
more common in American English; same meaning, often written as one word
- non-profit
British spelling variant with a hyphen between non and profit
- charitable
emphasises the giving and public-good aspect rather than the legal-financial structure
- for-profit
describes a company whose goal is to earn money for owners or shareholders
- commercial
broader; includes any business activity aimed at making money
文法句型
not-for-profit + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a noun (a not-for-profit hospital, group, board). Distinguish from sense noun/1: the adjective describes the organization's character; the noun names the organization itself.
常見錯誤
not-for-profit — noun
1. an organization, often a charity or community group, that works for a social, cu
an organization, often a charity or community group, that works for a social, cultural, or educational purpose and uses any money it makes to keep the work going, not to pay owners.
Quinn left her job at a bank to run a small not-for-profit in Dublin.
countable: a + not-for-profit
Justin's city council gives free office space to several not-for-profits that help homeless families.
plural form: not-for-profits
Kenji's brother started a not-for-profit to teach coding to children in his neighbourhood.
Valentina's neighbourhood has three small not-for-profits, all run by a handful of volunteers.
The food bank in our town is a not-for-profit, so every dollar goes back into buying meals.
- for-profit
a company whose goal is to make money for its owners
文法句型
a not-for-profit
the not-for-profit
用法筆記
Countable noun, normally with an article (a / the) or in the plural (not-for-profits). Distinguish from adjective sense: when 'not-for-profit' stands alone after 'a' or 'the', it is the noun naming the organization itself.