autofinanziamento

self-financing, self-funding

noun ow-toh-fee-nahn-tsyah-MEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Autofinanziamento is always masculine and refers to the practice of funding activities from one's own revenues rather than external credit: ricorrere all'autofinanziamento (to rely on self-financing). It is common in corporate finance, nonprofit management, and political party funding discussions. The compound structure auto- (self) + finanziamento (financing) makes its meaning transparent to intermediate learners.

Examples

"L'associazione sopravvive grazie all'autofinanziamento."

Natural Translation

The association survives thanks to self-financing.

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