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profit-making

ADJECTIVE

commercial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

economic financial monetary profitable wholesale

STRONG

commissary exchange market merchandising retail retailing sales supplying trade trading

WEAK

across the counter bartering fiscal for sale in demand in the market marketable mercantile pecuniary popular saleable wholesaling

Antonyms

WEAK

noncommercial not-for-profit

ADJECTIVE

economic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

budgetary commercial fiscal industrial monetary

WEAK

bread-and-butter material mercantile money-making pecuniary productive profitable remunerative solvent viable

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Granting nonprofit status to an essentially commercial entity is a mistake, especially if the option to convert to profit-making status remains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

It all came down to profit-making moves and advertising.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

The majority are privately owned and run on a profit-making basis.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

They have borne more of the nature of ordinary profit-making enterprises.

From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert

profit-making

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