Strive only for self-interest and nothing else.
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Self-interest
Synonyms for "self-interest" (50 found)
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privatismremotenessself-absorptionself-admirationself-advancementself-centerednessself-centermentself-considerationself-containmentself-devotionself-esteemself-indulgenceself-interestednessself-jealousyself-occupationself-pleasingself-seekingself-servingself-solicitudeself-sufficiency
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Noun(3 words)
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23 translations across 15 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 利己主義 /利己主义 noun (personal interest)
- 私心 noun (personal interest)
- 自利 noun (personal interest)
Danish
3 entries- egeninteresse noun (personal interest)
- egennytte noun (personal interest)
- selvinteresse noun (personal interest)
Finnish
1 entries- oma etu noun (personal interest)
German
2 entries- Eigeninteresse noun (personal interest)
- Eigennutz noun (personal interest)
Greek
1 entries- ιδιοτέλεια noun (personal interest)
Hebrew
1 entries- אינטרס עצמי noun (personal interest)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- egeninteresse noun (personal interest)
- eigeninteresse noun (personal interest)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- eigeninteresse noun (personal interest)
Polish
2 entries- własna korzyść noun (personal interest)
- własny interes noun (personal interest)
Portuguese
1 entries- interesseirismo noun (personal interest)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਸ੍ਵਾਰਥ noun (personal interest)
Russian
1 entries- своекоры́стие noun (personal interest)
Swedish
2 entries- egenintresse noun (personal interest)
- egennytta noun (personal interest)
Turkish
1 entries- öz çıkar noun (personal interest)
Vietnamese
1 entries- tư lợi noun (personal interest)
Sample sentences
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I believe America has been a rare superpower in human history insofar as it has been willing to think beyond narrow self-interest; that while we’ve made our share of mistakes over these last 25 years -- and I’ve acknowledged some -- we have strived, sometimes at great sacrifice, to align better our actions with our ideals. And as a consequence, I believe we have been a force for good.
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I believe that Tom did it only out of self-interest.
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It's over if you start acting in your own self-interest.
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