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[ adjective ] trying to obtain

Examples

: "profit-seeking producers" "people seeking happiness"

Used in print

(Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)

Where the industry 's product price has been kept below the `` profit_maximizing '' and `` entry limiting '' prices due_to fears of public reaction , the profit seeking producers have an interest in offering little real resistance to wage demands .

Related terms

seek

2
[ noun ] the act of searching for something

Synonyms

quest

Examples

"a quest for diamonds"

Related terms

search search

3
[ noun ] an attempt to acquire or gain something

Related terms

attempt seek

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