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

The report claims Cherfilus-McCormick first won a special election in 2022 with a campaign that presented itself as self-financed. —Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026

The report alleges that Cherfilus-McCormick first won a special election in 2022 with a campaign that presented itself as self-financed. —ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

While Steyer’s campaign is self-financed, Mahan’s heavy support from Silicon Valley could match Steyer dollar-for-dollar and, without an obvious frontrunner, money could be the decisive factor. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026

Adrion self-financed the hour, which is a co-production between his ITSAMEE Corporation production company and All The Toys Productions. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026

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