n.
1) to establish, find a ~
2) to question smb.'s ~s
3) altruistic; base; honorable; humane; noble; selfish; ulterior ~s; the highest ~s (to have nothing but the highest ~s)
4) the profit ~
5) an underlying ~
6) a ~ behind, for (the police could not find a ~ for the murder)
7) a ~ to + inf. (she had no ~ to commit the crime)