nonprofit

nonprofit
adjective altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary, humanitarian, munificent, philanthropic, public service associated concepts: nonprofit corporation

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


nonprofit
adj.
Conducted for purposes other than making a profit, such as charity or scientific research.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


nonprofit
A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


nonprofit
A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive.

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