profit motive
English
Noun
profit motive (plural profit motives)
- (economics) The pursuit of financial gain as a motivation for individuals and firms to conduct business.
Further reading
- “profit motive”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “profit motive”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “profit motive” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “profit motive”, in Collins English Dictionary.