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self-interest

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self-in·ter·est (slfntrst, -ntr-st)
n.
1. Selfish or excessive regard for one's personal advantage or interest.
2. Personal advantage or interest.

self-inter·est·ed adj.

self-interest
n
1. one's personal interest or advantage
2. the act or an instance of pursuing one's own interest
self-interested  adj
self-interestedness  n
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Noun1.self-interest - taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
selfishness - stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
2.self-interest - concern for your own interests and welfare
trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

self-interest
noun selfishness, egotism, self-centredness, greed, looking out for number one (informal) The current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
Translations
self-interest [ˌselfˈɪntrɪst] Ninterés m propio

self-interest [ˌsɛlfˈɪntrɪst] ninteresse m personale

self-interest
n self-interest [selfˈintrəst]
consideration only for one's own aims and advantages He acted out of self-interest. selfbelang مَصْلَحَةٌ شَخْصِيَّه корист vlastní zájem egennytte der Eigennutz προσωπικό συμφέρον interés propio omakasu نفع شخصي oman edun tavoittelu intérêt personnel טוֹבַת עַצמוֹ स्वार्थ, आत्महित koristoljublje önérdek, önzés mementingkan diri sendiri eiginhagsmunir interesse, tornaconto 私欲 이기심 savanaudiškumas, egoizmas egoisms; savtīgums kepentingan diri eigenbelang egeninteresse/-nytte korzyść własna, interesowność interesse pessoal interes personal своекорыстие vlastný záujem koristoljubje sebičluk egenintresse, egennytta ประโยชน์ของตนเอง çıkarcılık, bencillik 自私自利 корисливість; егоїзм ذاتی مفاد tính tư lợi


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For me the district institutions simply mean the liability to pay fourpence halfpenny for every three acres, to drive into the town, sleep with bugs, and listen to all sorts of idiocy and loathsomeness, and self-interest offers me no inducement.
If this is solely a question of self-interest with you - ' Mr.
And if you should feel your own self-interest pressing upon your heart too closely, then think of Eliot's Indian Bible.
 
 
 
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