profit-making
Example Sentences
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Because most schools are nonprofits, there was no benefit to controlling expenses, as there is with a profit-making company.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 13, 2026
Jeremy Carassco, co-founder of the AI research firm Riddance, said the number of accounts pushing this type of content indicates that the videos are working as a profit-making scheme.
From Barron's β Jun. 18, 2026
Valued at roughly $380 billion, Anthropic is legally required to balance profit-making with advancing the company’s public benefit of “responsible development and maintenance of advanced AI for the long-term benefit of humanity.”
From Los Angeles Times β Feb. 26, 2026
The government is setting out plans to "requires all schools to be firmly focused on improving children's outcomes - not excessive profit-making," the spokesperson added.
From BBC β Jul. 31, 2025
Owen repudiated the competition of the individual and the profit-making of the master.
From Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century by Werner Sombart
