SELF-INTEREST

Meaning of SELF-INTEREST in English

ˌself-ˈinterest BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

when you only care about what is best for you, and do not care about what is best for other people:

His offer was motivated solely by self-interest.

—self-interested adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SELF-INTEREST — noun Date: 1649 a concern for one's own advantage and well-being , one's own interest or advantage , ~ed adjective …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF-INTEREST — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun 1. : one's own interest or advantage our self-interest … requires that we do everything in our power …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — (n.) Private interest; the interest or advantage of one's self.
Английский словарь Webster
SELF-INTEREST — ( n. ) Private interest; the interest or advantage of one's self.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — — self-interested , adj. — self-interestedness , n. /self'in"teuhr ist, -trist, self"-/ , n. 1. regard for one's own interest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — personal interest, for benefiting oneself; egotism, selfishness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SELF-INTEREST — noun Date: 1649 1. : a concern for one's own advantage and well-being acted out of self-interest and fear 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF-INTEREST — noun private interest; the interest or advantage of one's self.
Webster English vocab
SELF-INTEREST — Pronunciation: - ' in-t( ə -)r ə st; - ' in-t ə - ˌ rest, - ˌ trest; - ' …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — ■ noun one's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others. Derivatives ~ed adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab
SELF-INTEREST — [self-in.ter.est] n (1649) 1: a concern for one's own advantage and well-being "acted out of ~ and fear" 2: one's …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF-INTEREST — self-interest BrE AmE ˌself ˈɪntr əst -ɪst, -est; ˈɪnt ə rest ˈɪn t̬ ə rest ▷ self-interest|ed ɪd əd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — noun [ U ] ( disapproving ) the fact of sb only considering their own interests and of not caring …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — n. one's personal interest or advantage. øøself-interested adj.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF-INTEREST — n. one's personal interest or advantage. Derivatives: self-interested adj.
Oxford English vocab
SELF-INTEREST — If you accuse someone of self-interest , you disapprove of them because they always want to do what is best …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — If you accuse someone of ~, you disapprove of them because they always want to do what is best for …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF-INTEREST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE economic ▪ Will his ideology make him close the border, or will economic self-interest …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELF-INTEREST — Synonyms and related words : acquisitiveness, autism, careerism, ego, ego trip, egocentricity, egocentrism, egoism, egoisticalness, egotism, egotisticalness, graspingness, greed, individualism, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-INTEREST — Function: noun Synonyms: SELFISHNESS , self-centeredness, self-concern, selfhood, self-regard, self-seeking
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SELF-INTEREST — noun Synonyms: selfishness , self-centeredness, self-concern, selfhood, self-regard, self-seeking
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-INTEREST — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SELF-INTEREST — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ enlightened , rational ▪ economic , material ▪ individual , national ▪ naked , pure ▪ narrow …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — See ↑ SELFISH/NOT SELFISH 2
Longman Activator English vocab
SELF-INTEREST — 25B6; noun SELF-SEEKING, self-serving, self-obsession, self-absorption, self-regard, egocentrism, egotism, egomania, selfishness; informal looking after number one. altruism.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-INTEREST — n. 1) enlightened ~ 2) in one's own ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SELF-INTEREST — сущ. своекорыстие; эгоизм enlightened self-interest ≈ просвещенный эгоизм in one's own self-interest ≈ в своих интересах Syn : egoism, egotism …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-INTEREST — Эгоизм
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF INTEREST — Корысть
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-INTEREST — self-interest.ogg ͵selfʹıntrıst n своекорыстие; эгоизм unashamed obvious self-interest - бесстыдное явное своекорыстие to do smth. from self-interest - делать что-л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF-INTEREST — сущ.своекорыстие; эгоизм enlightened self-interest — просвещенный эгоизм in one's own self-interest — в своих интересах Syn:egoism, egotism
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SELF INTEREST — (n) личная выгода; своекорыстие; эгоизм
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — n своекорыстие; эгоизм unashamed [obvious] ~ - бесстыдное [явное] своекорыстие to do smth. from ~ - делать что-л. ради своих …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SELF-INTEREST — n своекорыстие; эгоизм unashamed obvious self-interest - бесстыдное явное своекорыстие to do smth. from self-interest - делать что-л. ради своих …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF INTEREST — своекорыстие, эгоизм, корысть, личная выгода
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF INTEREST — своекорыстие, эгоизм, корысть, личная выгода
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF-INTEREST — сущ. своекорыстие; эгоизм enlightened self-interest — просвещенный эгоизм in one's own self-interest — в своих интересах Syn: egoism , egotism
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SELF-INTEREST — сущ. своекорыстие; эгоизм enlightened self-interest — просвещенный эгоизм in one's own self-interest — в своих интересах Syn: egoism, egotism
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SELF-INTEREST — _n. своекорыстие; эгоизм
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SELF-INTEREST — n. своекорыстие; эгоизм
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SELF-INTEREST — своекорыстие; эгоизм
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SELF-INTEREST — сущ. собственная выгода, заинтересованность
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
SELF-INTEREST — Процентная ставка
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-INTEREST — эгоизм; личная выгода; заинтересованность
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
SELF-INTEREST — [n.] 1) эгоизм 2) личный интерес
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — n 1) эгоизм; 2) личный интерес
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
SELF-INTEREST — эгоизм
English-Russian Online Dictionary
SELF-INTEREST — сущ. своекорыстие; эгоизм enlightened self-interest ≈ просвещенный эгоизм in one's own self-interest ≈ в своих интересах Syn : egoism, egotism …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
INTEREST — Price paid for the use of credit or money . It is usually figured as a percentage of the money …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTEREST — I. ˈin.trə̇st also ˈintərə̇st or ˈintəˌrest or ˈintərst sometimes ˈin.ˌtrest noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTEREST — /in"teuhr ist, -trist/ , n. 1. the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
INTEREST — noun to cause or permit to share. 2. interest ·noun advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; …
Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTEREST — / ˈɪntrəst; NAmE ; -trest/ noun , verb ■ noun WANTING TO KNOW MORE 1. [ sing. , U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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