C1 verb Formal

autofundcide

/ˌɔːtoʊˈfʌndsaɪd/

To deliberately terminate or exhaust one's own funding sources or budget, typically through internal mismanagement or a strategic decision to withdraw support. It describes an entity that effectively 'kills' its own financial lifeblood through internal actions rather than external market pressures.

Ejemplos

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1

I basically committed autofundcide by spending my entire monthly budget on the first day of the trip.

I basically committed autofundcide by spending my entire monthly budget on the first day of the trip.

2

The committee warned that the proposed policy would lead the department to autofundcide within two fiscal quarters.

The committee warned that the proposed policy would lead the department to autofundcide within two fiscal quarters.

3

Don't autofundcide your startup by hiring too many people before you even have a product.

Don't autofundcide your startup by hiring too many people before you even have a product.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
autofundcide
Verb
autofundcide
Adverbio
autofundcidally
Adjetivo
autofundcidal
Relacionado
autofundcidality
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Truco para recordar

Think of the word parts: 'Auto' (self) + 'Fund' (money) + 'Cide' (kill). You are killing your own money supply!

Quiz rápido

The department was forced to ___ its most expensive program to avoid total bankruptcy of the parent company.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: autofundcide

Ejemplos

1

I basically committed autofundcide by spending my entire monthly budget on the first day of the trip.

everyday

I basically committed autofundcide by spending my entire monthly budget on the first day of the trip.

2

The committee warned that the proposed policy would lead the department to autofundcide within two fiscal quarters.

formal

The committee warned that the proposed policy would lead the department to autofundcide within two fiscal quarters.

3

Don't autofundcide your startup by hiring too many people before you even have a product.

informal

Don't autofundcide your startup by hiring too many people before you even have a product.

4

Economic theorists use the term autofundcide to describe institutional budget collapses triggered by internal resource reallocation.

academic

Economic theorists use the term autofundcide to describe institutional budget collapses triggered by internal resource reallocation.

5

The board chose to autofundcide the legacy project to free up capital for more innovative ventures.

business

The board chose to autofundcide the legacy project to free up capital for more innovative ventures.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
autofundcide
Verb
autofundcide
Adverbio
autofundcidally
Adjetivo
autofundcidal
Relacionado
autofundcidality

Colocaciones comunes

risk of autofundcide the danger of self-terminating one's budget
inadvertently autofundcide to accidentally cut off one's own funding
strategically autofundcide to intentionally end funding for a specific objective
tendency to autofundcide a recurring habit of draining internal resources
autofundcide a program to terminate the funding of a program via internal means

Frases Comunes

commit autofundcide

to engage in actions that destroy one's own funding

on the verge of autofundcide

very close to running out of internal funds

corporate autofundcide

the act of a company cutting its own profitable branches

Se confunde a menudo con

autofundcide vs bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is a legal status often caused by external debt, while autofundcide is the act of internal defunding.

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Notas de uso

This term is often used in niche economic contexts or technical business simulations. It emphasizes internal culpability for financial failure rather than external economic downturns.

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Errores comunes

Learners often mistake the suffix '-cide' for meaning only literal death, whereas here it applies metaphorically to the 'death' of a budget or fund.

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Truco para recordar

Think of the word parts: 'Auto' (self) + 'Fund' (money) + 'Cide' (kill). You are killing your own money supply!

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Origen de la palabra

A modern portmanteau from the Greek 'autos' (self), Latin 'fundus' (bottom/foundation), and the Latin suffix '-cida' (killer).

Patrones gramaticales

Transitive verb often taking a project or entity as an object Regular conjugation: autofundcided, autofundciding Can be used reflexively (to autofundcide oneself)
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Contexto cultural

Mainly used in specialized corporate or academic environments discussing fiscal responsibility.

Quiz rápido

The department was forced to ___ its most expensive program to avoid total bankruptcy of the parent company.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: autofundcide

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