profit motive
Definition of profit motive
: the desire to make a profit making decisions based on the profit motive
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profitplay
: a valuable return : gain
: the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions
: the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost
: to be of service or advantage : avail
: to derive benefit : gain
: to make a profit
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motiveplay
: something (such as a need or desire) that causes a person to act
: a recurrent phrase or figure that is developed through the course of a musical composition
: motif
: of or relating to motion or the causing of motion
: moving or tending to move to action
: motivate
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