SELF-INTEREST


Meaning of SELF-INTEREST in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ enlightened , rational

▪ economic , material

▪ individual , national

▪ naked , pure

▪ narrow

VERB + SELF-INTEREST

▪ be motivated by

▪ pursue your own

PHRASES

▪ act in ~ , act out of ~ ( esp. BrE )

▪ in your own ~

Directors may be tempted to act in their own ~.

▪ the pursuit of ~

the theory that the pursuit of ~ is the best way to help society as a whole

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