adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: not-for-profit, non-profit-making
Antonyms: for-profit
2
noun
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of nonprofit organization (“an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
not commercially motivated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: non-profit-making
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonprofit organization, not-for-profit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organization, organisation
History
Etymology
From non- + profit.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Cantonese:
非營利 /非营利
(fei1 jing4 lei6)
— not seeking to produce a profit
Chinese Mandarin:
非營利 /非营利
(fēiyínglì)
— not seeking to produce a profit
Czech:
neziskový
— not seeking to produce a profit
Danish:
ideel
— not seeking to produce a profit
Danish:
ikke-profitdrivende
— not seeking to produce a profit
Dutch:
zonder winstoogmerk
— not seeking to produce a profit
Esperanto:
neprofitcela
— not seeking to produce a profit
Finnish:
voittoa tavoittelematon
— not seeking to produce a profit
French:
sans but lucratif
— not seeking to produce a profit
French:
à but non lucratif
— not seeking to produce a profit
Georgian:
არაკომერციული
(araḳomerciuli)
— not seeking to produce a profit
German:
ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht
— not seeking to produce a profit
German:
nonprofit
— not seeking to produce a profit
Hungarian:
nonprofit
— not seeking to produce a profit
Indonesian:
nirlaba
— not seeking to produce a profit
Irish:
neamhbhrabúis
— not seeking to produce a profit
Italian:
non a scopo di lucro
— not seeking to produce a profit
Japanese:
非営利
(hieiri)
— not seeking to produce a profit
Korean:
비영리
(biyeongni)
— not seeking to produce a profit
Persian:
غیرانتفاعی
(ġeyre-entefâ'i)
— not seeking to produce a profit
Polish:
niedochodowy
— not seeking to produce a profit
Polish:
non-profit
— not seeking to produce a profit
Portuguese:
sem fins lucrativos
— not seeking to produce a profit
Russian:
некомме́рческий
(nekommérčeskij)
— not seeking to produce a profit
Slovak:
neziskový
— not seeking to produce a profit
Spanish:
sin ánimo de lucro
— not seeking to produce a profit
Spanish:
sin fin lucrativo
— not seeking to produce a profit
Swedish:
ideell
— not seeking to produce a profit
Swedish:
icke-vinstdrivande
— not seeking to produce a profit
Vietnamese:
phi lợi nhuận
— not seeking to produce a profit
Vietnamese:
bất vụ lợi
— not seeking to produce a profit
Armenian:
շահույթ չհետապնդող կազմակերպություն
(šahuytʻ čʻhetapndoġ kazmakerputʻyun)
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Armenian:
հասարակական կազմակերպություն
(hasarakakan kazmakerputʻyun)
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Catalan:
organització sense ànim de lucre
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Chinese Mandarin:
非營利組織 /非营利组织
(fēiyínglì zǔzhī)
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Chinese Mandarin:
非營利機構 /非营利机构
(fēiyínglì jīgòu)
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Czech:
neziskovka
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Danish:
ideel organisation
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Dutch:
non-profitorganisatie
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Dutch:
non-profitinstelling
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Dutch:
vereniging zonder winstoogmerk
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Esperanto:
neprofitcela organizo
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Finnish:
voittoa tavoittelematon yhdistys
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Finnish:
yleishyödyllinen yhteisö
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
French:
association sans but lucratif
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Georgian:
არაკომერციული ორგანიზაცია
(araḳomerciuli organizacia)
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Georgian:
საზოგადოებრივი ორგანიზაცია
(sazogadoebrivi organizacia)
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Georgian:
საქველმოქმედო ორგანიზაცია
(sakvelmokmedo organizacia)
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
German:
Non-Profit-Organisation
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Irish:
eagraíocht neamhbhrabúis
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Italian:
organizzazione non a scopo di lucro
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Korean:
비영리 단체
(biyeongni danche)
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Polish:
organizacja non-profit
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Portuguese:
organização sem fins lucrativos
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Russian:
некомме́рческая организа́ция
(nekommérčeskaja organizácija)
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Slovak:
nezisková organizácia
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Slovak:
neziskovka
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Spanish:
organización sin ánimo de lucro
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Spanish:
organización sin fin lucrativo
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Swedish:
ideell organisation
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Vietnamese:
tổ chức phi lợi nhuận
— non-profit organization — see also NPO
Vietnamese:
tổ chức bất vụ lợi
— non-profit organization — see also NPO