profit motive

noun

: the desire to make a profit

making decisions based on the profit motive

Examples of profit motive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Andreano suggested that profit motive affected the state’s attorney’s decisionmaking in the Kee case. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

If anything, wearables provide an ulterior profit motive for insurance companies. — Andréa Becker, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

Separately, amounts lost to investment scams can be deductible because there was a profit motive on the part of the investor, which is treated differently under the theft-loss part of the tax code, experts said. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Democratic Socialists believe that the economy should not be driven by the profit motive but by the needs of society. — Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for profit motive

• automotive
• locomotive
• electromotive
• emotive
• promotive
• votive