at one’s own initiative

at Preposition

— Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position I am at home. Let's meet at the pub! — The time at which something happened or will happen Breakfast is at 9 o'clock. At 5pm we went home. — Indicating something's state At half price! Water boils at high temperatures.

at Symbol

— The @ symbol, used to replace at support@microsoft.com is an email address. Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.

own Adjective

— If something is your own it belongs to you or is about you (often used for emphasis). I wish I had my own home. I bought it in my own name. The toy began to move as though it had a life of its own. accidents happen, and often in your very own home. — If you are on your own, you are by yourself, there is no body else with you. This can also mean there is no one helping you. I was on my own in the woods. If you try to do that you're on your own - or at least I won't help you!

own Verb

— If you own something it belongs to you, it is yours. Yes, I own a car. I plan to build a house on the land I own. — If you "own up" to something, you admit you did it. I had to own up to lying about our relationship.

initiative Noun

— If you have or take the initiative, you are in control and can decide what to do next. It's good to see someone take the initiative and start doing something about this problem. It appears that the army was acting on its own initiative and not on orders from the president. — If you have initiative, you do things without needing to be told to do them. We're looking to hire somebody with initiative because I won't be able to supervise them much. — An initiative is an effort to start doing something to solve a problem. The town has no new initiatives to deal with garbage.