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cui bono
(redirected from Hidden motive)

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cui bo·no  (kw bn)
n.
Utility, advantage, or self-interest considered as the determinant of value or motivation.

[From Latin cui bon (est), for whom (it is) of advantage : cui, dative of qu, who + bon, dative of bonum, advantage.]

cui bono Latin [kwiː ˈbəʊnəʊ]
for whose benefit? for what purpose?


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Due to his emotional depth, 50 Cent is not content with superficial appearances and is always probing beneath the surface of things for hidden motives.
Whatever the hidden motive or drive which impels them to meet the white-skinned foreigners, especially the Europeans, it is something they would not miss as it is a chance in a lifetime among these village folk.
00pm) June is paired with ex-husband Jim on an observation mission and learns he has a hidden motive for his visit from Manchester.
 
 
 
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