for-profit

/ˈfȯr-ˈprä-fət/ (ame, mw)

for-profit — 形容詞

1. organized to earn money for owners or investors, rather than operating mainly fo

1.形容詞B2
釋義

營利的

以賺錢為主要目的

organized to earn money for owners or investors, rather than operating mainly for a public or charitable aim.

例句

The city rejected a for-profit prison plan near the river.

市政府否決了在河邊興建營利監獄的計畫。

for-profit + noun for an organization's business model

Xiu chose a for-profit college that promised fast job training.

Xiu 選了一所承諾提供快速就業訓練的營利學院。

common collocation: for-profit college

同義詞
  • commercial

    broader and more general; it can describe business activity without focusing on legal structure

  • profit-making

    very close in meaning, but often sounds slightly more formal

  • revenue-driven

    emphasizes chasing income and can sound more critical than the neutral label 'for-profit'

反義詞
  • non-profit

    describes an organization that is not set up to distribute profits to owners

  • charitable

    focuses on serving a public or donation-based mission rather than earning money

文法句型

for-profit + noun

be for-profit

become a for-profit + noun

用法筆記

Usually used before a noun such as company, college, hospital, or prison. It describes the organization's business aim, not whether its service is good or bad.

常見錯誤

❌She works for-profit hospital.
✅She works for a for-profit hospital.
💡Use 'for-profit' as an adjective before the noun, and keep the article when the noun needs one.
❌The hospital is for profit.
✅The hospital is for-profit.
💡In this adjective use, the hyphenated form is standard.