non-profit

Related topics: Business

ˌnon-ˈprofit (also non-profitmaking British EnglishBrE, not-for-profit especially American EnglishAmE) adjectiveadj

BPROFITa non-profit organization uses the money it earns to help people instead of making a profit 〔机构〕非营利性的，非谋利的

a non-profit educational institution

非营利教育机构

Examples from the Corpus

non-profit• Netscape Navigator is free to students, colleges and non-profit agencies.• It will operate them on a non-profit basis.• Private land trusts, not to be confused with state trust land, are non-profit groups dedicated to preserving open space.• The Center for International Exhibitions would have non-profit Kunsthalles without permanent collections in those cities.• The same logic is true for non-profit making organisations like government agencies or local government authorities.• Private money is less important, but still significant for some areas of voluntary non-profit social service.

From Longman Business Dictionary

non-profitˌnon-ˈprofit (also non profit-making British EnglishBrE) adjectiveadj [only before a noun]FINANCE

a non-profit organization is one with aims that are not related to business or making a profit. These organizations usually work in education, health etcSYN AmE not-for-profit

a non-profit low-income-housing organization

—nonprofit noun [countableC usually plural]

grants for Asian nonprofits

ˌnon-ˈprofit adjectiveadj

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus