profitseeking

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adjective

Aiming to make a profit.

Opposite
nonprofit
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Meanings

adjectiveprofitseeking (comparative more profitseeking, superlative most profitseeking)

comparative more profitseeking · superlative most profitseeking · alternative profit-seeking

  1. Aiming to make a profit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
nonprofit
Also see
for-profit

Origin

From profit + seeking.

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Cite this entry
APA

profitseeking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profitseeking

MLA

“profitseeking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profitseeking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profitseeking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profitseeking.

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