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self-fi·nance | \ ˌself-fə-ˈnan(t)s 
, -ˈfī-ˌnan(t)s, -fī-ˈnan(t)s \
, -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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