self-supply

verb

To provide water, electricity, etc. to one's own premises on a retail basis by obtaining a special license from the utility provider.

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Meanings

verbself-supply (third-person singular simple present self-supplies, present participle self-supplying, simple past and past participle self-supplied)

present singular third person self-supplies · participle present self-supplying · participle past self-supplied · past self-supplied

  1. intransitiveTo provide water, electricity, etc. to one's own premises on a retail basis by obtaining a special license from the utility provider.
nounself-supply (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe provision of water, electricity, etc. to one's own premises on a retail basis by obtaining a special license from the utility provider.

Origin

From self- + supply.

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APA

self-supply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-supply

MLA

“self-supply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-supply. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-supply,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-supply.

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