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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Musk and Trump cut spending elsewhere Both President Donald Trump and Musk have said that money-losing government services, such as the US Postal Service and Amtrak, should be privatized and transformed into for-profit businesses.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Under President Barack Obama, the department took steps to cancel accreditors for a now-defunct for-profit college chain, but the Trump administration blocked the move.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The trend endangers thousands of residents, and for-profit nursing homes and fewer regulations during the pandemic only compounded the crisis.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
With 5,400 employees in Boise as of May 2024, the company is Idaho’s largest for-profit employer and the nation’s largest maker of memory, a class of semiconductor chips.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Under President Barack Obama, the department took steps to cancel accreditors for a now-defunct for-profit college chain, but the Trump administration blocked the move.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The trend endangers thousands of residents, and for-profit nursing homes and fewer regulations during the pandemic only compounded the crisis.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
With 5,400 employees in Boise as of May 2024, the company is Idaho’s largest for-profit employer and the nation’s largest maker of memory, a class of semiconductor chips.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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