[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["regard for one's own interest or advantage, especially with disregard for others:He appears to be motivated solely by self-interest, greed, and an insatiable hunger for self-aggrandizement.", "personal interest or advantage:It is particularly hard to understand why a group would vote against its own self-interest.", "Economics.the doctrine that acting to one’s own benefit or advantage can also result in a benefit for society at large:Adam Smith believed that individuals pursuing rational self-interest would create wealth through efficient production and competition."]}]