self-sustaining

[self-suh-stey-ning, self-]

adjective

1. self-supporting.

Other Word Forms

• self-sustained adjective
• self-sustainingly adverb
• self-sustainment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-sustaining¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

In total, government accountants report, the two programs would need an immediate injection of $88 trillion to be made self-sustaining.

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The formic acid, in turn, provides fuel for the cell's growth, creating a self-sustaining loop that drives pigment production.

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That would create a simpler, more transparent and self-sustaining system without generating systemic stress.

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That would feed the tech giant’s flywheel model, a self-sustaining cycle of growth in which more subscribers means more money to spend on content, which in turn attracts even more users.

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In a not-too-distant future when the world has been laid waste by some toxic substance that renders the air poisonous, humanity has been forced underground, into a self-sustaining silo.

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