# for-profit

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. For the purpose of making money, especially in relation to an organization that was not formerly, or is not usually, run to make money.

## Etymology
From for + profit; see the earlier not-for-profit and nonprofit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/for-profit