self-supporting

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self-sup·port

(sĕlf′sə-pôrt′)

The act of or capacity for supporting oneself, especially financially, without the help of others.

self′-sup·port′ed, self′-sup·port′ing adj.

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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.

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.

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self-supporting

adjective

Able to support oneself financially:

independent, self-sufficient.

Translations

self-supporting

[ˌselfsəˈpɔːtɪŋ] ADJ → económicamente independiente

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self-supporting

[ˌsɛlfsəˈpɔːtɪŋ] adj → economicamente indipendente

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