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Purpose Incentive Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MOTIVE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: MOTIVE

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199%6Exact Match!
221%9Incentive
321%9Incentive for exceptional assistance

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "MOTIVE" which means:

    noun
  • • The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
  • • A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
  • • A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
  • adjective satellite
  • • Causing or able to cause motion
  • • Impelling to action
  • verb
  • • To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
  • adjective
  • • Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
  • • Relating to motion and/or to its cause

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He had a clear motive for committing the crime."
  • • "The detective was trying to determine the suspect's motive."

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The Guardian Quick12 Dec 2020 Down 15
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