Self-deliver

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide what is needed oneself, e.g. by on-site manufacture from raw materials.

    "Senior Project Manager Mark Clapp says: "There is so much space here that we can self-deliver all the final materials we need for the tunnels and viaduct. All the raw materials are brought in via the M25 slip road, so we are pretty much self-contained.""

Example

More examples

"Senior Project Manager Mark Clapp says: "There is so much space here that we can self-deliver all the final materials we need for the tunnels and viaduct. All the raw materials are brought in via the M25 slip road, so we are pretty much self-contained.""

Etymology

From self- + deliver.

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