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Noun: self-sufficiency  'self-su'fi-shun(t)-see
  1. Personal independence
    "The company encouraged self-sufficiency among its employees";
    - autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance

Derived forms: self-sufficiencies

Type of: independence, independency

Encyclopedia: Self-sufficiency