pursuit of profit

  • 1pursuit — noun 1) the pursuit of profit Syn: striving toward, quest after/for, search for; aim, goal, objective, dream 2) a worthwhile pursuit Syn: activity, hobby, pastime, diversion, recreat …

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  • 2pursuit — noun 1) the pursuit of profit Syn: striving for, quest after/for, search for 2) a worthwhile pursuit Syn: activity, hobby, pastime, diversion, recreation, amusement, occupation …

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  • 3Profit (economics) — In economics, the term profit has two related but distinct meanings. Normal profit represents the total opportunity costs (both explicit and implicit) of a venture to an entrepreneur or investor, whilst economic profit (also abnormal, pure,… …

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  • 4Droit de hot pursuit — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hot pursuit. Le droit de hot pursuit (mot d origine anglaise signifiant droit de poursuite à chaud) est une notion juridique qui existe dans le droit interne des États et, de manière contestée, en droit… …

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  • 5Organized crime — Crime syndicate redirects here. For the DC Comics group of villains, see Crime Syndicate. For other uses, see Organized crime (disambiguation). Al Capone, a name often associated with organized crime …

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  • 6Capitalism —    A term rarely used by Karl Marx and not at all until 1877 (Marx favored the adjective “capitalist”), “capitalism” refers to a mode of production characterized by commodity production and the private ownership of capital or the means of… …

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  • 7Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 8Socialism — This article is about socialism as an economic system and political philosophy. For socialism as a specific stage of socioeconomic development in Marxist theory, see Socialism (Marxism) …

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  • 9Sexuality in the People's Republic of China — has undergone revolutionary changes and this sexual revolution still continues today.The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality: China, [http://www2.hu berlin.de/sexology/IES/china.html#0 Demographics and a Historical Perspective] ] Chinese… …

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  • 10James Foort — James Foort, a leader and innovator in the field of prosthetic limbs, was born on December 10 1921, in New West Minster, British Columbia. In 1941, after spending his childhood as a fisherman and part time high school student, he joined the Air… …

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