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Profit motive

Motivation for businesses to maximize profits
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Profit motive

Summary

Profit motive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Profit motive's facet of is recorded as economics[2].

Why It Matters

Profit motive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[3] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

Related Entities

economics

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  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Profit motive. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/profit-motive
MLA “Profit motive.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/profit-motive.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_profit-motive_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Profit motive}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/profit-motive}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 5w ago · Souto Varela · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Image → Profit Maximisation.jpg
    Facet of → economics
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Profit Maximisation.jpg"
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