The income from visitors makes the museum self-supporting...
The parents were determined that the two girls should be fully self-supporting.
English dictionary. 2008.
self-supporting — self sup porting adj 1.) able to earn enough money to support yourself ▪ The business will soon become self supporting. 2.) able to stand or stay upright without support ▪ self supporting fencing … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-supporting — UK US adjective FINANCE ► earning or having enough money to pay for your activities without receiving financial help from others: »The contract requires the project to be self supporting within five years … Financial and business terms
self-supporting — index autonomous (independent), independent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-supporting — adjective Date: 1722 characterized by self support: as a. meeting one s needs by one s own efforts or output b. supporting itself or its own weight < a self supporting wall > … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-supporting — /sɛlf səˈpɔtɪŋ/ (say self suh pawting) adjective 1. having an income great enough to cover all outgoings. 2. requiring no props or other supports; independent: a self supporting wall …
self-supporting — adjective able to earn enough money to support yourself: The business will soon become self supporting … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-supporting — self sup porting adjective able to earn enough money to pay for the things you need to live on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-supporting — /self sə pɔ:tɪŋ/ adjective which finances itself from its own resources, with no subsidies … Dictionary of banking and finance
self-supporting film — savilaikė plėvelė statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. self supporting film vok. selbsttragender Film, m rus. самоподдерживающаяся плёнка, f pranc. film autosupportable, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
self-supporting — See self supported. * * * … Universalium
