"self-fund" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2021 November 17, Davie Carns, “Addressing the skills gap”, in RAIL, number 944, page 62:",
          "text": "One of the main barriers to upskilling includes the need to take some time off the job, sometimes resulting in a loss of wages or a reliance on people self-funding their own training.",
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          "ref": "2022 March 23, Paul Clifton, “Network News: TfL in \"managed decline\" - network will be degrading...”, in RAIL, number 953, page 12:",
          "text": "As passenger numbers rise, the transport authority believes it can return to self-funding daily running costs during 2023, but it said government support for major capital expenditure is essential to prevent further decline.",
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        "To provide the money (for something) oneself."
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