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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

organisation à but non lucratif

Pronunciation / Transliteration: or-ɡa-ni-za-sjɔ̃ a by t‿nɔ̃ ly-kʁa-tif

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nonprofit organization/ˈnɒnˌprɒf.ɪt ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle est bénévole dans une organisation à but non lucratif."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organization that uses its surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than distributing them as profit or dividends to its shareholders or operators.

    "She works as an accountant for a nonprofit organization that provides shelter for the homeless."
  2. 2

    A legally constituted entity incorporated under state or federal laws for charitable, educational, religious, or scientific purposes, enjoying tax-exempt status.

    "The foundation operates strictly as a nonprofit organization supported entirely by public donations and grants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the prefix non- (from Latin nōn, meaning not), profit (from Old French profit, from Latin profectus meaning progress or gain), and organization (from Late Latin organizare, to form into a whole with structured parts). The term emerged in the 20th century legal and economic lexicon to formally designate entities dedicated to furthering a social cause rather than distributing monetary profit to shareholders.

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🇫🇷French → English

organisation à but non lucratif

Transliteration: or-ɡa-ni-za-sjɔ̃ a by t‿nɔ̃ ly-kʁa-tif

"Elle est bénévole dans une organisation à but non lucratif."

🇩🇪German → English

gemeinnützige Organisation

Transliteration: ɡəˈmaɪnˌnyt͡sɪɡə ɔʁɡaniatˈt͡si̯oːn

"Die gemeinnützige Organisation hilft bedürftigen Familien."

🇮🇹Italian → English

organizzazione senza scopo di lucro

Transliteration: or-ɡa-ni-tزat-tsjo-ne sɛn-tsa skɔ-po di lu-krɔ

"Lavora per un'organizzazione senza scopo di lucro."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

organización sin fines de lucro

Transliteration: oɾ.ɣa.ni.saˈsjon sin ˈfi.nes de ˈlu.kɾo

"Fundó una organización sin fines de lucro para proteger el medio ambiente."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

organização sem fins lucrativos

Transliteration: oʁ.ɡɐ.ni.zɐˈsãw sẽ fiƞz lu.kɾuˈvi.tʃis

"A organização sem fins lucrativos depende de doações."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

गैर-लाभकारी संगठन

Transliteration: gair-laabhkaari sangathan

"वह एक गैर-लाभकारी संगठन के लिए काम करती है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

非营利组织

Transliteration: fēi yínglì zǔzhī

"这家非营利组织致力于环境保护。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

비영리 단체

Transliteration: biyeong-ri dan-che

"그들은 비영리 단체를 통해 사회 공헌 활동을 한다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

非営利団体

Transliteration: hi-eiri dantai

"彼女は非営利団体でボランティアをしている。"

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