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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OpenAI, which to date has counted on Microsoft as its key investor, is moving toward a for-profit structure. —

Hayden Field, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 This is a private for-profit correctional services company that has been at the center of numerous legal and human rights complaints. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025 Either would be a strong choice, and neither brings partisan political baggage and ties to for-profit prisons. —

Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025 And just last week the office of Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a letter to OpenAI asking about its conversion from nonprofit to for-profit status, a concern properly of the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. —

John Seiler, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for for-profit