self-financing
Britishadjective
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The agency, which said it faces rising operational costs, has mandates to be self-financing and to deliver to more than 170 million addresses across the U.S. six days a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The company is seeking private and public funding, but Sheen previously said he would be self-financing it initially to allow it to "stand on its own two feet".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Mr. Spratlan, whose long road to the Pulitzer and the premiere also included his self-financing the concert that led to the prize, died on Feb. 9 at a hospice center in Mount Laurel, N.J.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Robson, whose housing developer husband is one of the state’s richest men, is largely self-financing her campaign.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
The increase in lending activity to 1970 was a direct consequence of the partial shift from predominantly budgetary financing of economic activities to a substantial measure of self-financing by enterprises and trusts.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Violeta D. Baluyut
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