for-profit
adjective
for-prof·it
ˈfȯr-ˈprä-fət 
: established, maintained, or conducted for the purpose of making a profit
for-profit businesses
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Staffers were caught by surprise at the exit of CTO Mira Murati followed by a news cycle driven by the company's potential push to become a for-profit business.
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Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
The meeting late Thursday followed the board’s decision to consider restructuring the company to a for-profit business, according to a separate person with knowledge of the matter.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
Anne Field covers for-profit impact entrepreneurship and impact investing, as well as small business, in general.
—Anne Field, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Murati’s departure, alongside two other senior staffers, comes as the company is preparing to announce a new structure that will see its for-profit arm no longer subservient to the board of its nonprofit foundation.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
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Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
The meeting late Thursday followed the board’s decision to consider restructuring the company to a for-profit business, according to a separate person with knowledge of the matter.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
Anne Field covers for-profit impact entrepreneurship and impact investing, as well as small business, in general.
—Anne Field, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Murati’s departure, alongside two other senior staffers, comes as the company is preparing to announce a new structure that will see its for-profit arm no longer subservient to the board of its nonprofit foundation.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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