motive# — motive n 1 Motive, spring, impulse, incentive, inducement, spur, goad all denote a stimulus inciting or prompting a person to act or behave in a definite way. Motive applies chiefly to such an emotion as fear, anger, hatred, or love or to a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Money-maker — Mon ey mak er, n. 1. One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money getting his governing motive. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motive — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hidden, ulterior ▪ good, strong ▪ I d say he had a very strong motive for wanting her dead. ▪ altruistic, high … Collocations dictionary
motive — mo•tive [[t]ˈmoʊ tɪv[/t]] n. adj. v. tived, tiv•ing 1) something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive 2) the goal or object of a person s actions: Her motive was revenge[/ex] 3) motif 1) 4) causing or… … From formal English to slang
Demand for money — The demand for money is the desired holding of financial assets in the form of money: that is, cash or bank deposits. It can refer to the demand for money narrowly defined as M1 (non interest bearing holdings), or for money in the broader sense… … Wikipedia
Electro-Motive Diesel — Infobox Company company name = Electro Motive Diesel, Inc. company company type = Private company slogan = N/A foundation = Cleveland, Ohio (1922) location = London, Ontario La Grange, Illinois key people = John Hamilton, CEO and President Jerry… … Wikipedia
Means, motive, and opportunity — In US Criminal law, means, motive, and opportunity is a popular cultural summation of the three aspects of a crime needed to convince a jury of guilt in a criminal proceeding. Respectively, they refer to: the ability of the defendant to commit… … Wikipedia
profit motive — ˈprofit ˌmotive noun [singular] ECONOMICS the desire to make money, which makes people want to be involved in a business activity: • People believe that the profit motive is behind the recent decline in standards of nursing care. * * * profit… … Financial and business terms
Mixed motive discrimination — is a category of discrimination under the Title VII. Where the plaintiff has shown intentional discrimination in a mixed motive case, the defendant can still avoid liability for money damages by demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence… … Wikipedia
Bequest motive — A bequest motive seeks to provide an economic justification for the phenomenon of gratuitous, intergenerational transfers of wealth. In other words, to explain why people leave money behind when they die.The most common explanation for this is… … Wikipedia
