self-supporting
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Related to self-supporting: self-contained
self-sup·port
(sĕlf′sə-pôrt′)n.
The act of or capacity for supporting oneself, especially financially, without the help of others.
self′-sup·port′ed, self′-sup·port′ing adj.
self-supporting
adj
1. able to support or maintain oneself without the help of others
2. able to stand up or hold firm without support, props, attachments, etc
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Adj. | 1. | self-supporting - financially independent; "now that my children are self-supporting" independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" |
self-supporting
adjective independent, self-contained, self-sufficient, self-reliant, self-sustaining, able to stand on your own two feet The income from visitors makes the museum self-supporting.
self-supporting
adjectiveAble to support oneself financially:
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