self-interest

English

Etymology

self- +‎ interest

Noun

self-interest

1. One's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.

   I cannot abandon my husband for the sake of self-interest and personal gain.

Related terms

• self-interested

Translations

personal interest

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 利己主義／利己主义 (zh) (lìjǐzhǔyì), 利己主义 (zh) (lìjǐzhǔyì), 私心 (zh) (sīxīn), 自利 (zh) (zìlì)

• Danish: egennytte c
• Finnish: oma etu
• German: Eigennutz (de) m
• Greek: ιδιοτέλεια (el) f (idiotéleia)
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• Hebrew: אינטרס עצמי m (interes 'atsmi)
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• Russian: своекоры́стие (ru) n (svojekorýstije)
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• Turkish: öz çıkar (tr)