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self-interest

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
self-interest /ˌsɛlfˈɪntrəst/ noun
self-interest
/ˌsɛlfˈɪntrəst/
noun
Learner's definition of SELF-INTEREST
[noncount]
disapproving : concern only for getting what you want or need and not about what happens to other people自私自利;利己之心
: your own interest or advantage个人利益;个人好处

— self-interested

/ˌsɛlfˈɪntrəstəd/ adjective

self-interest

noun

self-in·​ter·​est ˌself-ˈin-t(ə-)rəst How to pronounce self-interest (audio)
-ˈin-tə-ˌrest,
-ˌtrest;
-ˈin-tərst
1
: a concern for one's own advantage and well-being
acted out of self-interest and fear
2
: one's own interest or advantage
self-interest requires that we be generous in foreign aid
self-interested
ˌself-ˈin-t(ə-)rə-stəd How to pronounce self-interest (audio)
-ˈin-tə-ˌre-
-ˈin-ˌtre-;
-ˈin-tər-
adjective
self-interestedly adverb
self-interestedness noun

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-interest was in 1595

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