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self-financing

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adjective

  1. (of a student, business, etc) financing oneself or itself without external grants or aid

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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

"They are entirely self-financing and have much greater autonomy in how they're run than we do," he told BBC News NI.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

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

The owners of Francis Kite Club said they are self-financing the project until the bar turns a profit, and attendance has steadily increased since the business opened in September.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Common sense dictates that the Postal Service should be on a self-financing basis.

From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)