carry one's own weight

A form of carry one's weight — To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.

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Meanings

verbcarry one's own weight (third-person singular simple present carries one's own weight, present participle carrying one's own weight, simple past and past participle carried one's own weight)

present singular third person carries one's own weight · participle present carrying one's own weight · participle past carried one's own weight · past carried one's own weight

  1. alternativeAlternative form of carry one's weight.
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carry one's own weight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carry%20one's%20own%20weight

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carry one's own weight,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carry%20one's%20own%20weight.

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