˜yÐÄvlog

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self-imposed

[ self-im-pohzd, self- ]

adjective

  1. imposed on one by oneself:

    a self-imposed task.



self-imposed

adjective

  1. (of a task, role, or circumstance) having been imposed on oneself by oneself
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-imposed1

First recorded in 1775–85
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But his self-imposed deadline in the sport - before embarking on four years of dental school and a further two years of specialisation - is only serving to enhance his enjoyment of this current assignment.

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The welfare reforms come as the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, looks to boost defence funding and tries to meet her own self-imposed fiscal rules, including not borrowing to pay for day-to-day spending.

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The independent Office for Budget Responsibility has warned a reciprocal trade war would wipe billions off economic growth and all but eliminate the surplus the Chancellor has left to stay within her self-imposed fiscal rules.

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The famous couple had just ended a period of self-imposed retirement and were releasing their first new album of original material in five years.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out her plans for the UK economy in her Spring Statement and is on track to meet her self-imposed rules on the public finances, which she has said are "non-negotiable".

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