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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American democracy, Bassin learned, had arguably been eroding in a similar manner for years, thanks to gerrymandering, the collapse of local news and rise of for-profit social media, and negative partisanship.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
This is a for-profit enterprise that does not rely on government subsidies, according to McGrory.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
About 75% of Wisconsin's 190 for-profit nursing homes did not meet the minimum requirements for RNs or aides on an average day in 2023, according to the Journal Sentinel's analysis.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2024
Tommy Dorfman wed ‘private’ person Elise Williams in a secret Santa Monica ceremony.
$6.1 billion in student loan debt canceled for enrollees at for-profit Art Institutes.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Managers work for the corporation, which acts through its board, but some HOA presidents do not understand their role as president of a nonprofit is less powerful than the for-profit president.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The lawsuit details that PAG, a for-profit business that sells insurance, and Pedro Sabatier, an insurance agent, acted as the middleman between Citizens and Sonel and Joseph.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
The Biden administration is forgiving $6.1 billion in student debt for 317,000 people who attended The Art Institutes, a for-profit chain of schools that shut down last fall amid allegations of fraud.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 May 2024
The Biden administration is erasing $6.1 billion in federal student debt for 317,000 former attendees of The Art Institutes, a defunct for-profit chain of art colleges, officials announced Wednesday.
—Gillian Brassil, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
This is a for-profit enterprise that does not rely on government subsidies, according to McGrory.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
About 75% of Wisconsin's 190 for-profit nursing homes did not meet the minimum requirements for RNs or aides on an average day in 2023, according to the Journal Sentinel's analysis.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2024
Tommy Dorfman wed ‘private’ person Elise Williams in a secret Santa Monica ceremony.
$6.1 billion in student loan debt canceled for enrollees at for-profit Art Institutes.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Managers work for the corporation, which acts through its board, but some HOA presidents do not understand their role as president of a nonprofit is less powerful than the for-profit president.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The lawsuit details that PAG, a for-profit business that sells insurance, and Pedro Sabatier, an insurance agent, acted as the middleman between Citizens and Sonel and Joseph.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
The Biden administration is forgiving $6.1 billion in student debt for 317,000 people who attended The Art Institutes, a for-profit chain of schools that shut down last fall amid allegations of fraud.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 May 2024
The Biden administration is erasing $6.1 billion in federal student debt for 317,000 former attendees of The Art Institutes, a defunct for-profit chain of art colleges, officials announced Wednesday.
—Gillian Brassil, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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