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営利 (えいり, eiri) Japanese meaning: profit-making | Kotomora
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This organization does not aim for profit.
Fulfill responsibilities as a commercial enterprise.
Usage patterns 営えい 利り を 目もく 的てき とする to aim at making a profit
This organization is not profit-oriented.
営えい 利り を 追つい 求きゅう する to pursue profit
A company is an organization that pursues profit.
営えい 利り に 走はし る to become driven by profit motives
It is problematic when educational institutions become driven by profit.
Kanji 利 profit, advantage, benefit Related words 商業 refers broadly to commerce or trade, while 営利 specifically emphasizes the profit-seeking motive behind an activity or organization.
営利 is a formal, business/legal term for profit-seeking (as in 営利目的), while 金儲け is the everyday, often slightly negative word for making money.
Word family· 10 commercial; profit-oriented
non-profit; not-for-profit; non-commercial
commercialism; profit-first mentality
Etymology Compound of 営 (manage, conduct) and 利 (profit, benefit). The combination straightforwardly yields 'pursuit of profit'.
ぎょう
profit-making enterprise; commercial business
profit-making company; for-profit company
