self-support en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English support English self-support From self- + support.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The capacity of independent support; self-sufficiency.
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(uncountable) The act or means of supporting oneself financially; livelihood
The self-sale of a destitute person for self-support or support of family.
2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1079: