Skip to main content

nonprofitan organization that uses its money to help people rather than to make a profit for its owners

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an organization that uses its money to help people rather than to make a profit for its owners

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌnɑːnˈprɑːfɪt/

Korean meaning: 비영리 단체, 수익을 목적으로 하지 않는 조직

Korean pronunciation: 논**프**라핏

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother volunteers at three different nonprofits and still complains she's bored.
  • The nonprofit raised $50,000 to build wells in rural areas.
  • He quit his high-paying job to start a nonprofit for teaching kids coding.

nonprofit

NOUN

//ˌnɑːnˈprɑːfɪt//

an organization that uses its money to help people rather than to make a profit for its owners

nonprofit concept
💡 Concept

an organization that uses its money to help people rather than to make a profit for its owners

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free
nonprofit rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A soft hit for hearts, not profit for pockets!

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌnɑːnˈprɑːfɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌnɒnˈprɒfɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixnon--
Rootprofit

Origin

From the prefix 'non-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'profit' (from Latin 'profectus', meaning 'progress' or 'gain'). The term emerged in 20th-century English to describe organizations exempt from profit-seeking motives.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎵Rhyme

profitsoft hit
profit
soft hit

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother volunteers at three different nonprofits and still complains she's bored.

The nonprofit raised $50,000 to build wells in rural areas.

He quit his high-paying job to start a nonprofit for teaching kids coding.

😄 Fun example

The CEO of the nonprofit drives a Ferrari but insists it's for fundraising events.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📚Related Words

Synonyms

charityfoundationNGOorganization

Antonyms

for-profitcommercialbusiness

Related

volunteerdonationfundraisingphilanthropycharity