Self-fund

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide the money (for something) oneself.

    "One of the main barriers to upskilling includes the need to take some time off the job, sometimes resulting in a loss of wages or a reliance on people self-funding their own training."

Example

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"One of the main barriers to upskilling includes the need to take some time off the job, sometimes resulting in a loss of wages or a reliance on people self-funding their own training."

Etymology

From self- + fund.

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