self-finance

verb

self-fi·​nance ˌself-fə-ˈnan(t)s How to pronounce self-finance (audio)
-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

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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 Starring real-life lyricist and actress Chung Suet-ying the film was self-financed and picked up by Edko Films for international distribution. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-finance

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of self-finance was in 1928

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“Self-finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-finance. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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