personal use

Not for resale

Personal use describes consumption or application by an individual for their own benefit rather than for resale, distribution, or commercial purposes.

The phrase appears in legal contexts distinguishing private from business activity: The laptop is for personal use only.

Drug possession laws often differentiate between quantities for personal use versus intent to distribute.

Tax codes may allow deductions when property serves both personal use and business purposes.

Related

hobbyist · amateur · recreational · domestic · non-commercial · fair use · everyday · casual · alone · intimate · guilty pleasure · solo · own · consumption · license · stash · collection · leisure

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Opposites
commercial intent

personal usecommercial use

For-profit utilization

business use · for profit · resale · wholesale · retail

distribution scope

personal useresale

Second sale

distribution · redistribution · mass distribution · trafficking · dealing

ownership/access model

personal usepublic use

Available for community benefit

Family

personal, person, persons, personally, personality, personalities, personalize, personalized, personalization

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G