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profit motive
noun
- the desire for profit that motivates one to engage in business ventures.
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Notes
The profit motive is often called a great good or a great evil in society. On the one hand, it is said to represent selfishness; on the other, it is said to drive the free market system. ( See invisible hand .)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of profit motive1
First recorded in 1930–35
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