- selfish interest
- корыстный интерес
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics. 2014.
selfish interest
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interest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 desire to learn/hear more about sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ avid, close, considerable, consuming, deep, great, intense, keen, lively … Collocations dictionary
Selfish (disambiguation) — Selfish refers to taking interest in oneself.Selfish may also refer to: *Selfish (song), a song by Asia Cruise song *Selfish DNA *Selfish Brain Theory *The Selfish Gene … Wikipedia
Interest — In ter*est, n. [OF. interest, F. int[ e]r[^e]t, fr. L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between + esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See {Essence}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
selfish — [sel′fish] adj. 1. too much concerned with one s own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self centered 2. showing or prompted by self interest selfishly adv. selfishness n … English World dictionary
Selfish Brain Theory — The “Selfish Brain” theory describes the characteristic of the human brain to cover its own, comparably high energy requirements with the utmost of priorities when regulating energy fluxes in the organism. The brain behaves selfishly in this… … Wikipedia
selfish — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem, sound ▪ I know I m being selfish, but I can t help it. ▪ become ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
selfish — [[t]se̱lfɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is selfish, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people. I think I ve been very selfish. I ve been mainly concerned with myself. ...the selfish… … English dictionary
interest — n. & v. n. 1 a concern; curiosity (have no interest in fishing). b a quality exciting curiosity or holding the attention (this magazine lacks interest). 2 a subject, hobby, etc., in which one is concerned (his interests are gardening and sport).… … Useful english dictionary
selfish — adj. 1 deficient in consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one s own personal profit or pleasure; actuated by self interest. 2 (of a motive etc.) appealing to self interest. Derivatives: selfishly adv. selfishness n … Useful english dictionary
selfish — adjective a) Holding one’s self interest as the standard for decision making. b) Having regard for oneself above others’ well being. Syn: egoistic, egotistic, egotistical, self centered, greedy Ant … Wiktionary
Compound interest — Interest In ter*est, n. [OF. interest, F. int[ e]r[^e]t, fr. L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between + esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See {Essence}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
