self-support

noun

Etymology

From self- + support.

  1. derived from supportō
  2. derived from supporter
  3. inherited from supporten
  4. prefixed as self-support — “self + support

Definitions

  1. The capacity of independent support

    The capacity of independent support; self-sufficiency.

  2. The act or means of supporting oneself financially

    The act or means of supporting oneself financially; livelihood

    • The self-sale of a destitute person for self-support or support of family.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for self-support. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA