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Business Motive Crossword Clue

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noun

• the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

• the advantageous quality of being beneficial

verb

• derive a benefit from

• make a profit; gain money or materially

20%6 A plan or to-do list; an ulterior motive; or, a programme of matters for discussion at a meeting
noun

• a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

• a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

20%5Motive
noun

• events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

• a justification for something existing or happening

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

verb

• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

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