profit motive

noun

: the desire to make a profit
making decisions based on the profit motive

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But actual orchestration, especially in Asia, means hundreds of direct PSP and APM plugs, sub-eight-week onboarding, and Switzerland-level neutrality - tough for a platform whose profit motive is to keep volume on Stripe. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 The profit motive meant that HMO administrators had an incentive to discourage patient utilization of medical services, often leading to understaffed facilities in an attempt to reduce costs and increase profits. Time, 6 May 2025 In fact, the letter documents that OpenAI was founded precisely because many people were worried that AI would otherwise be developed within Google, which was and is a massive commercial entity with a profit motive. Kelsey Piper, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025 Long-Term Partnerships vs. Short-Term Gains Perhaps most radical is Sam's Club's rejection of the typical profit motive driving retail media. Kiri Masters, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for profit motive

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“Profit motive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20motive. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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