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profitseeking

adj

Etymology

From profit + seeking.

  1. inherited from sēcð
  2. derived from *seh₂g-✻ — “to seek out”
  3. inherited from *sōkijaną✻ — “to seek”
  4. inherited from *sōkijan✻
  5. inherited from sēċan
  6. inherited from seken
  7. suffixed as seeking — “seek + ing”
  8. compounded as profitseeking — “profit + seeking”

Definitions

  1. Aiming to make a profit.

The neighborhood

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