self-supporting
Britishadjective
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able to support or maintain oneself without the help of others
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able to stand up or hold firm without support, props, attachments, etc
Example Sentences
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They have no hope of becoming economically self supporting.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2018
Washington State should not only take Canada's old houses, they should also take Canada's ferry system model which is self supporting.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016
And then, we are be totally self supporting.
From Forbes • Jan. 31, 2013
Incorrigibly cheerful, commendably self supporting, the imperially blooded grocer calls himself merely "Herr Leopold Wolfling."
From Time Magazine Archive
He made his living by hunting and fishing and was to a certain extent self supporting and independent of all railroads.
From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis
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