nonprofit Syllabification: (non·prof·it)Pronunciation: /ˈnänˈpräfit/Translate nonprofit | into Spanish Definition of nonprofit adjective [attributive] not making or conducted primarily to make a profit:charities and other nonprofit organizations noun chiefly North American a nonprofit organization:I spent the next six years working for small nonprofitsnonprofit in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of nonprofit in the British & World English dictionary