nonprofit

Plural

nonprofits

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).

   • The site's infrastructure (but not its content) is now run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), which will be described in depth in Chapter 17.
   • Gathering the application and my records , and summoning up as much courage as I could , I set out to complete the IRS application for a private, nonprofit agency.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Ellipsis of nonprofit organization (“an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization”).

   • They make up one of three community outreach teams employed by OnPoint, a New York City nonprofit that provides services for people who use drugs.
   • The shelter, an independent nonprofit, was originally a pilot project of Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan, and still occupies its basement on the Upper West Side.

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