Usually means: Prioritizing personal gain or benefits.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word self-interested:

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  1. self-interested: Merriam-Webster
  2. self-interested: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. self-interested, self-interested: Collins English Dictionary
  4. self-interested: Wordnik
  5. self-interested: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. self-interested: Wiktionary
  7. self-interested: Dictionary.com
  8. Self-interested: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. self-interested: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Self-interested: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. self-interested: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  12. self-interested: FreeDictionary.org
  13. self-interested: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself.

Similar:
self-centeredness, self-seeking, egoism, egocentrism, expedience, opportunism, self-concern, self-serving, self-minded, selfish, more...

Opposite:
altruistic, selfless, generous, philanthropic

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Similar:
self-centeredness, self-seeking, egoism, egocentrism, expedience, opportunism, self-concern, self-serving, self-minded, selfish, more...

Opposite:
altruistic, selfless, generous, philanthropic



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