📚 noun • entry_id 46682
ulterior motive
Meanings (ES + gloss)
motivación oculta • motivo oculto • segunda intención
An alternative or extrinsic reason for doing something, especially when concealed or when differing from the stated or apparent reason.
The poet is a man without a profit or any other kind of ulterior motive.
There lurks no bribe in the smell and beauty of the flower. Its charm has no ulterior motive.
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