self-interest

🇺🇸 /ˌself ˈɪntrəst/ 🇬🇧 /ˌself ˈɪntrəst/
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When someone thinks mostly about what they want and don't care much about what others want.

He did it out of self-interest, not to help others.

translation

n. When someone thinks mostly about what they want and don't care much about what others want.

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Plural self-interests