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New American Oxford Dictionary

self-sustaining

self-sus tain ing adjective able to continue in a healthy state without outside assistance: his puny farms were years from being self-sustaining. DERIVATIVES self-sus tained adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

self-sustaining

self-sustain ¦ing |sɛlfsəˈsteɪnɪŋ | adjective able to continue in a healthy state without outside assistance: the studies throw doubt on whether these businesses are really self-sustaining. DERIVATIVES self-sustained adjective

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

self-sustaining

s lf-sust ining 形容詞 独力で維持できる, 自活できる, 自立する .