voitontavoittelu
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]voiton (“of profit”) + tavoittelu (“pursuit”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʋoi̯tonˌtɑʋoi̯tːelu/, [ˈʋo̞i̯t̪o̞n̪ˌt̪ɑ̝ʋo̞i̯t̪̚ˌt̪e̞lu]
- Rhymes: -elu
- Hyphenation(key): voiton‧tavoit‧te‧lu
Noun
[edit]voitontavoittelu
- (economics) profit motive, pursuit of profit (pursuit of financial gain as a motivation for individuals and firms to conduct business)