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

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

Private-sector models can be stress-tested for efficacy, and risks can be identified and addressed without a profit motive shaping the outcome. — Neil Björkman, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Proponents for resale caps argue the only way to stop ticket scalping is to remove the profit motive involved. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026

Rhymes for profit motive

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