financial motive

Frequency: 6.69.8 per million words

A reason driven by the desire for money or profit.

motiveADJECTIVE + motive

Categories:

financial

Examples (10)

  • The police suspected a financial motive behind the crime.
  • Investigators are looking for a clear financial motive for the fraud.
  • His actions were driven by a strong financial motive.
  • There was no apparent financial motive for the theft.
  • Many whistleblowers are not solely motivated by a financial motive.
  • The company denied any financial motive in its decision.
  • Could there be a hidden financial motive influencing the merger?
  • The prosecution argued that greed was the primary financial motive.
  • Without a plausible financial motive, the case is harder to prove.
  • Some believe the environmental disaster had a deep financial motive.