/ Dictionary / Index F for-profit: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: for-prof•it Pronunciation: (fur-prof'it), [key] — adj. (of a business or institution) initiated or operated for the purpose of making a profit: for-profit hospitals. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. fornix forrel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language