self-fund
verbEtymology From self- + fund.
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.2021 November 17, Davie Carns, “Addressing the skills gap”, in RAIL, number 944, page 62:
- As passenger numbers rise, the transport authority believes it can return to self-funding daily running costs during 2023, but it said government support for major capital expenditure is essential to prevent further decline.2022 March 23, Paul Clifton, “Network News: TfL in "managed decline" - network will be degrading...”, in RAIL, number 953, page 12: