ulterior motive
Noun
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Noun
ulterior motive (plural ulterior motives)
- An alternative or extrinsic reason for doing something, especially when concealed or when differing from the stated or apparent reason.
- 1941, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,849702,00.html Poetry]," Time, 8 Dec.,
- The poet is a man without a profit or any other kind of ulterior motive.
- 1941, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,849702,00.html Poetry]," Time, 8 Dec.,
- French: motif secret, arrière-pensée, idée derrière la tête
- German: Hintergedanke
- Portuguese: segunda intenção
- Russian: за́дняя мысль
- Spanish: segunda intención
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