self-generated growth
noun phraseUK /ˌself ˈdʒenəreɪtɪd ɡrəʊθ/
US /ˌself ˈdʒenəreɪtɪd ɡroʊθ/
Growth that something makes by itself, without help from outside.
The little plant showed self-generated growth after it stored enough food in its roots.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Growth in a business that comes from its own sales and work rather than from buying other companies.
The company's self-generated growth came from happy customers telling their friends.
3. An increase in something that happens naturally inside a system without outside input.
The team's self-generated growth in skills came from practicing together every week.
4. Personal improvement that a person creates through their own effort and habits.
Her self-generated growth as a writer came from reading and writing every day.