self-support
Definition
- Noun:
- The state of being independent and not relying on external financial aid or assistance: "self-support" refers to the ability to sustain oneself economically or materially without help from others.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- After years of hard work, she achieved self-support and no longer needed her parents' money. (She became financially independent.)
- The charity's goal is to help communities reach self-support through education and job training. (Communities become able to sustain themselves without external aid.)
Advanced Usage
"to live in self-support": to exist without relying on others for basic needs.
- The small farming village lives in self-support, growing its own food and trading locally. (The village is economically independent.)
"to achieve self-support": to reach a state of financial independence.
- Many students work part-time to achieve self-support during college. (They pay for their own expenses.)
Variants and Related Words
Self-supporting (adj): capable of supporting oneself without external help.
- The business is now self-supporting after the initial investment. (It generates enough revenue to cover its own costs.)
Self-supportively (adv): in a manner that demonstrates independence.
- She lives self-supportively, managing all her expenses alone. (She handles finances independently.)
Synonyms
- Independence: the state of not being controlled or helped by others.
- Self-reliance: reliance on one's own abilities and resources.
- Autonomy: the right or condition of self-government, especially in a financial context.
Related Idioms
Stand on one's own two feet: to be independent and able to take care of oneself.
- After university, he learned to stand on his own two feet and achieve self-support. (He became self-sufficient.)
Pull one's own weight: to do one's fair share of work or contribute equally.
- Everyone in the team must pull their own weight to ensure the project's self-support. (Each person contributes to the group's independence.)