self-enrichment
noun
self-en·rich·ment
ˌself-in-ˈrich-mənt 
: the act or process of increasing one's intellectual or spiritual resources
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That kind of hypocrisy on self-enrichment could become a weak point for the GOP and a clear opening for Democrats to attack.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The brazenness of the self-enrichment resembles nothing seen in any earlier White House.
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
Even some conservatives say the appearance of self-enrichment is troubling.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The American public has been inundated with news of the Trump family’s self-enrichment for so long that many of their dealings now barely create a stir.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Trump's latest self-enrichment racket has been to sue the media.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The report makes clear laws are not in place to deal with a president who is willing to convert the presidency into a business of self-enrichment, Raskin said.
—Billy House, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
The Syrian war also created opportunities for self-enrichment and corruption within the organization—a problem that worsened with Lebanon’s subsequent economic collapse, as newly needy people could be tempted to spy in exchange for Israeli money.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Most Middle Eastern publics came to associate the economic reforms of the beginning of this century with elite self-enrichment rather than their own betterment.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The brazenness of the self-enrichment resembles nothing seen in any earlier White House.
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
Even some conservatives say the appearance of self-enrichment is troubling.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The American public has been inundated with news of the Trump family’s self-enrichment for so long that many of their dealings now barely create a stir.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Trump's latest self-enrichment racket has been to sue the media.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The report makes clear laws are not in place to deal with a president who is willing to convert the presidency into a business of self-enrichment, Raskin said.
—Billy House, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
The Syrian war also created opportunities for self-enrichment and corruption within the organization—a problem that worsened with Lebanon’s subsequent economic collapse, as newly needy people could be tempted to spy in exchange for Israeli money.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Most Middle Eastern publics came to associate the economic reforms of the beginning of this century with elite self-enrichment rather than their own betterment.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
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“Self-enrichment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-enrichment. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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