for-profit

adjective

for-prof·it ˈfȯr-ˈprä-fət

: established, maintained, or conducted for the purpose of making a profit

for-profit businesses

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Paul Mitchell who has shepherded the non-profit IAC entity will also serve as the CEO of the for-profit entity. —

Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Bondi was one of several state attorneys general who chose not to pursue the for-profit university around that time, including then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris, whose campaign received $6,000 in donations from Trump from 2011 to 2013, according to the Sacramento Bee. —

Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025 Borrowers who qualify for the relief are those who studied at the for-profit, largely online institution between March 1, 2009, and April 30, 2020. —

Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025 For decades, for-profit companies have developed and manufactured better skate decks, trucks, and wheels. —

Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for for-profit