self-finance

verb

self-fi·​nance ˌself-fə-ˈnan(t)s 

-ˈfī-ˌnan(t)s,

-fī-ˈnan(t)s

self-financed; self-financing; self-finances

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

Examples of self-finance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shot in Brooklyn and self-financed for a budget of $15,000, the film was picked up for finishing and distribution by Nicholas Weinstock’s Invention Studios (THELMA). —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025

Wells, who self-financed his campaign, cast himself as an independent candidate not beholden to a particular faction, while others viewed him as being aligned with Fernandez and Castro. —Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025

High-net-worth people or their investor coalitions can self-finance the deals at lower prices and also have more flexible holding periods that enable them to take more risks than institutional buyers, says Kyle Kovac, CBRE’s executive vice president of capital markets. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025

The fact that the Trumps could have easily self-financed the $30 million needed to launch, but chose against it, underscored why no one else wanted to either. —Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for self-finance

• circumstance
• exceedance
• happenstance
• refinance
• advance
• askance
• enhance
• expanse
• finance
• freelance
• mischance
• perchance