1. self-sustaining - Adjective
2. self-sustaining - Adjective Satellite
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
Source: WordNetUniversal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining. Desmond Tutu
Inconsistency is an inevitable trait of any self-sustaining system built up out of consistent parts. Kevin Kelly (editor)
Two conditions of self-sustaining growth are that a country has acquired a cadre of domestic entrepreneurs and administrators and, secondly, that it has attained to adequate savings and taxable capacity. Arthur Lewis
Women who have the option of being economically self-sustaining will increasingly want your son to also have emotional and relationship intelligence. Warren Farrell
The market is the creator of social wealth and the wellspring of self-sustaining economic development. Li Keqiang
Social Security should have a self-sustaining portion that was funded by contributions from both employers and employees. That's what we know and have known for 70 successful years. James Roosevelt