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
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Our own children are successful and self-supporting, and I don’t want to add my niece’s son to the list of people we feel financially responsible for simply because his mother has made poor choices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
That law requires the feds to provide the state 105 million acres, to become economically self-supporting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
To redeem the promise of abolition, Congress acted to alleviate poverty, help newly freed individuals become self-supporting citizens, and ensure access to education.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2024
He noted the athletic department is self-supporting financially and has been a trailblazer in academic support, strength training and nutrition and more recently in the name, image and likeness space.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
It was an essential part of Witherings's plan that the posts should be not only regular and certain but also self-supporting.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Herbert Joyce
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