商人あきんど気質かたぎ

noun

mercantile mindset; mercenary spirit; profit-driven nature

Describes a person's character or attitude that is strongly focused on business and making money, often with a slightly negative connotation of being overly commercial.

• 彼かれは商人あきんどか気質たぎで、何なんでも損そん得とくで考かんがえる。

  He has a mercantile mindset and thinks of everything in terms of profit and loss.

• あの社しゃ長ちょうは商人あきんどか気質たぎが強つよく、利り益えきにならないことには興きょう味みを示しめさない。

  That company president has a strong mercenary spirit and shows no interest in anything that doesn't bring profit.