transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈin-t(ə-)rəst; -ˈin-tə-ˌrest, -ˌtrest; -ˈin-tərst ]
noun
Date: 1649
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-in·ter·est·ed adjective
• self-in·ter·est·ed·ly adverb
• self-in·ter·est·ed·ness noun