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 — 形容詞
1. describing an organization, group, or activity whose purpose is to serve members
非營利的
不以賺取利潤為目的的
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.
Ilan 在一間非營利的診所當志工，那裡為鄉村提供免費的眼科服務。
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.
Rohan 的狗狗收容所是以非營利慈善機構的形式運作，靠鄰居每週的捐款維持。
common collocation: not-for-profit charity
Yasmin works for a small not-for-profit theatre group in Manchester.
Yasmin 在曼徹斯特一個小型的非營利劇團工作。
Anong studies at a not-for-profit university in Chiang Mai that charges no tuition fees.
Anong 在清邁一所非營利的大學唸書，學校不收任何學費。
Saint Luke's, originally a not-for-profit organization, was sold to a private hospital chain last year.
Saint Luke's 醫院原本是非營利組織，去年被一家私人連鎖醫院集團收購了。
- 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 — 名詞
1. an organization, often a charity or community group, that works for a social, cu
非營利組織
為公益目的而成立的團體
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.
Quinn 辭掉銀行的工作，跑去都柏林經營一個小型的非營利組織。
countable: a + not-for-profit
Justin's city council gives free office space to several not-for-profits that help homeless families.
Justin 所在的市議會把免費辦公空間提供給好幾個幫助無家可歸家庭的非營利組織。
plural form: not-for-profits
Kenji's brother started a not-for-profit to teach coding to children in his neighbourhood.
Kenji 的哥哥成立了一個非營利組織，在他的社區裡教小朋友寫程式。
Valentina's neighbourhood has three small not-for-profits, all run by a handful of volunteers.
Valentina 住的社區裡有三個小型的非營利組織，全部都靠少數幾位志工在運作。
The food bank in our town is a not-for-profit, so every dollar goes back into buying meals.
我們鎮上的食物銀行是一個非營利組織，所以每一塊錢都會回到買食物上。
- 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.