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self-fund en · VERB

Etymology

From self- + fund.

Meanings

  1. To provide the money (for something) oneself.
    • As passenger numbers rise, the transport authority believes it can return to self-funding daily running costs during 2023, but it said government support for major capital expenditure is essential to prevent further decline. 2022 March 23, Paul Clifton, “Network News: TfL in "managed decline" - network will be degrading...”, in RAIL, number 953, page 12:
    • One of the main barriers to upskilling includes the need to take some time off the job, sometimes resulting in a loss of wages or a reliance on people self-funding their own training. 2021 November 17, Davie Carns, “Addressing the skills gap”, in RAIL, number 944, page 62:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
self-funding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
self-funded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
self-funded Tense=Past lexicographic
self-funds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic