self-financing
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Joe Mansueto, the team’s owner and founder of financial data firm Morningstar, is self-financing the project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The U.S. also spends a lot less of public health dollars on elderly care, resulting in American families self-financing significant amounts for their own senior services, compared to most European countries.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
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
The scheme, which covers all drinks producers who sell their products in Scotland, is designed to be largely self-financing.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2023
Common sense dictates that the Postal Service should be on a self-financing basis.
From State of the Union Address by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower
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