self-sustaining

• Beschreibt eine Sache, ein System oder einen Prozess, die oder der sich ohne fremde Hilfe oder äußere Zufuhr von selbst erhalten, weiterbestehen oder finanzieren kann.

Describes a system, entity, or process that is able to continue or maintain itself without external assistance or input.

1. Independent and self-sufficientB2formal

   Able to continue or maintain oneself without external assistance or support.

   Selbsterhaltend

   • The community built a self-sustaining farm that provides all its own food.
   • After years of training, the business became fully self-sustaining.
   • A self-sustaining ecosystem requires no outside resources to thrive.

   Synonymeautonomousindependentself-containedself-reliantself-sufficientself-supporting

   Antonymedependentreliant