social enterprise
noun uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ˈen.tə.praɪz/ us/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˈen.t̬ɚ.praɪz/
[ C ]（从事公益性事业的）社会企业
an organization that aims to make money in order to serve a useful social purpose
By selling goods and services in the open market, social enterprises create employment and reinvest their profits back into their business or the local community. 通过在公开市场上销售商品和服务，社会企业创造就业机会，并将利润重新投资于业务或当地社区。
MCG Jazz was a social enterprise supporting youth education programmes. MCG Jazz是一家支持青年教育计划的社会企业。
[ U ]开办（从事公益性事业的）社会企业
the activity of running organizations that aim to make money in order to serve a useful social purpose
The combination of global awareness with the chance to make money to do more good is simply an example of social enterprise at its best. 将全球意识与赚取利润以从事更多公益事业的机会相结合，这就是开办社会企业的最佳典范。
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- The restaurant is a social enterprise that trains long-term unemployed people and helps them back into the workforce.
- These farming communities were the utopian social enterprises of their day.
- A relative newcomer to the world of social enterprise, they expect to generate about $750,000 this year to improve the lives of women and children around the world.
- These are organizations that have excelled in all key areas important to social enterprise, generating a surplus that they can put back into the organization.