self-finance

verb

self-fi·nance | \ ˌself-fə-ˈnan(t)s

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, -ˈfī-ˌnan(t)s, -fī-ˈnan(t)s\

self-financed; self-financing; self-finances

Definition of self-finance

1 transitive : to raise or provide funds or capital for (something) oneself : to finance (something) oneself Sherzan self-financed much of his primary campaign, putting in more than $640,000 of his own money.— Kathie Obradovich

2 intransitive : to furnish or provide oneself with necessary funds or capital They lack the resources to self-finance until they have built a big enough operation.— Patrick Kennedy

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The first known use of self-finance was in 1928

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