营利 yínglì for profit
for profit; to seek profit
How to remember 营利: 营 camp + 利 benefit = for profit.
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How it is used
- Means to seek profit as a purpose - most often as the attributive 营利机构 (yínglì jīgòu) for-profit organization, vs 非营利 (fēi yínglì) non-profit.
- Don't confuse with the homophone-ish 盈利 (yínglì, to make a profit / earnings): 营利 = the aim of profit-seeking, 盈利 = the actual profit made.
- Formal, used in legal, business, and organizational contexts.