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non-profit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌnon-ˈprofit (also non-profitmaking British English, not-for-profit especially American English) adjective  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-profitNetscape 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 Dictionarynon-profitˌnon-ˈprofit (also non profit-making British English) adjective [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-profita non-profit low-income-housing organizationnonprofit noun [countable usually plural]grants for Asian nonprofits
ˌnon-ˈprofit adjectiveChineseSyllable
organization it uses money Business earns a the Corpus non-profit


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ˌnon-ˈprofit (also ˌnon-ˈprofitmaking British English) adjective
a non-profit organization uses the money it earns to help people instead of making a profit:
    a non-profit educational institution


non-profitBrE /ˌnɒn ˈprɒfɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn ˈprɑːfɪt/ 🔊 (BrE also ˌnon-ˈprofit-making) adjective(of an organization 机构) without the aim of making a profit 不以营利为目的的;非营利的an independent non-profit organization独立的非营利机构The centre is run on a non-profit basis. 这个中心的运作不以营利为目的。🔊🔊The charity is non-profit-making. 这个慈善团体不以营利为目的。🔊🔊


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