self-finance

verb

self-fi·nance ˌself-fə-ˈnan(t)s

-ˈfī-ˌnan(t)s,

-fī-ˈnan(t)s

self-financed; self-financing; self-finances

transitive : to raise or provide funds or capital for (something) oneself : to finance (something) oneself

Sherzan self-financed much of his primary campaign, putting in more than $640,000 of his own money.—

Kathie Obradovich

intransitive : to furnish or provide oneself with necessary funds or capital

They lack the resources to self-finance until they have built a big enough operation.—

Patrick Kennedy

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According to Collider, Trap’s $30 million production budget before prints and advertising was self-financed by Shyamalan, who also wrote the film. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 The Burbank studio self-financed the transaction with cash on its balance sheet and did not use outside funding, Legendary said Monday. —

Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024 Two years later, Tarsem self-financed the film’s release in partnership with Roadside Attractions. —

Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024 The film carries a $120 million budget, which was mostly self-financed by Coppola. —

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