profit motive

noun

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

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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 Nonetheless, with no profit motive, the losses from the taxpayer for paying the ransom would not be deductible. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 The memorandum concludes that Taxpayer 4 had no profit motive in transferring the funds. Matthew Roberts, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 What is the balance between the public good and the commercial/profit motive? Tracy Harmon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 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 28 May. 2025.

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