commercial spirit; profit motive
Refers to a mindset focused on business or profit, often with a nuance of being shrewd or money-minded.
He has a strong commercial spirit and turns everything into a money-making opportunity.
You can sense a profit motive in the way he talks.
Compound of 商売 (business) and 気 (spirit, mood). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently combines these elements.