noun
commercial spirit; profit motive
Refers to a mindset focused on business or profit, often with a nuance of being shrewd or money-minded.
彼は商売気が強くて、何でも金もうけに結びつける。
He has a strong commercial spirit and turns everything into a money-making opportunity.
あの人の話し方には商売気が感じられる。
You can sense a profit motive in the way he talks.