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motive

CEFR: B2

A fundamental psychological reason for doing something, especially an underlying or concealed one.

Synonyms

impetus
incentive

Common Collocations

primary motive
underlying motive
ulterior motive

Example Sentence

Profit maximization remains the primary motive driving private venture capital investments in biotechnology.

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