1.
non-profit; not-for-profit
Not conducted for the purpose of making a profit. Used to describe organizations, activities, and projects that reinvest any revenue into their mission rather than distributing it as profit.
Compound of 非 (non-) + 営利 (profit-making). The most common context is NPO (非営利団体), the Japanese equivalent of a non-profit organization.
Common collocations
- 非営利団体 — non-profit organization (NPO)
- 非営利法人 — non-profit corporation
- 非営利活動 — non-profit activities
- 非営利目的 — non-profit purpose
- NPO法人 — NPO corporation