in one's interest



in one's interest

Also, in the interest of one; in one's own interest; in one's best interest. For one's benefit or advantage, as in It's obviously in their interest to increase profits, or Is this policy in the interest of the townspeople? or I suspect it's in your own best interest to quit now. [Early 1700s]
See also: interest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CarolynKER-ə-lin, KAR-ə-linEnglish
Mariano-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Radim-Czech
Faysal-Arabic
Perle-French, Yiddish
Colobert-Ancient Germanic