self-enrichment
noun
self-en·rich·ment
ˌself-in-ˈrich-mənt 
: the act or process of increasing one's intellectual or spiritual resources
Examples of self-enrichment in a Sentence
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More than mere self-enrichment for the rich and powerful, tax evasion and the hiding of massive wealth help undo the European project.
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Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2016
The New York attorney general sued LaPierre and three co-defendants in 2020, claiming widespread misspending and self-enrichment.
—Jill Colvin, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
Government is an instrument for private self-enrichment, for the guy who gets in, for his family, for his private businesses.
—ABC News, 13 Aug. 2023
Responding to the self-enrichment charge, Albrecht’s deputy laughs.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
We’re supposed to be aghast at the suggestion that sound medical judgment might at times have given way to motives of self-enrichment at the expense of public health?
—Matthew Scully, National Review, 16 May 2023
Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2016
The New York attorney general sued LaPierre and three co-defendants in 2020, claiming widespread misspending and self-enrichment.
—Jill Colvin, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
Government is an instrument for private self-enrichment, for the guy who gets in, for his family, for his private businesses.
—ABC News, 13 Aug. 2023
Responding to the self-enrichment charge, Albrecht’s deputy laughs.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
We’re supposed to be aghast at the suggestion that sound medical judgment might at times have given way to motives of self-enrichment at the expense of public health?
—Matthew Scully, National Review, 16 May 2023
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