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self-support

self-support noun: the capacity of independent support; self-sufficiency.

Noun

self-support (uncountable)

  1. The capacity of independent support; self-sufficiency.
  2. The act or means of supporting oneself financially; livelihood
    • The self-sale of a destitute person for self-support or support of family.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1079

self-support meaning in Tamil

self-support in Tamil

தன்கையாதரவு, தன்துணைச்சார்பு, செலவுத் தற்பொறுப்புடைமை

Origin of self-support

From self- + support.

Questions about self-support

What does self-support mean?
Self-support means the capacity of independent support; self-sufficiency.
What is self-support in Tamil?
Self-support in Tamil is தன்கையாதரவு, தன்துணைச்சார்பு, செலவுத் தற்பொறுப்புடைமை. See Self-support meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-support?
Self-support is a noun.

Words near self-support in the dictionary

  1. self-supplier
  2. self-suppliers
  3. self-supplies
  4. self-supply
  5. self-supplying
  6. self-support
  7. self-supported
  8. self-supporting
  9. self-sure
  10. self-surgeries
  11. self-surgery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-support (page history and authors); self-support (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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