self-funding

adjective
UK /ˌselfˈfʌndɪŋ/
US /ˌselfˈfʌndɪŋ/

Using your own money to pay for something instead of getting money from others.

Her small business is self-funding, so she doesn't need a loan from the bank.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Able to pay for its own costs without outside help.

The project became self-funding after its first year.

3. The act of paying for something with your own money.

Self-funding the trip meant saving for months.

4. A person or group that raises its own money for a cause.

The team's self-funding effort paid for new uniforms.