subsistence
[noun]
Synonyms: living, alimentation, alimony, bread, bread and butter, keep, maintenance, salt, support, sustenance

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sub‧sis‧tence /səbˈsɪstəns/ noun [uncountable]

1. the condition of only just having enough money or food to stay alive:
Many of the families are forced to live at the subsistence level.
The land provided subsistence and little more.

2. subsistence farming/agriculture etc farming that produces just enough food for the farmer to live on, but does not produce enough food to sell to other people

3. subsistence allowance/payment etc money that is paid to someone so that they can buy meals, pay for a place to stay etc

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

subsistence
noun
ADJ. bare, basic
SUBSISTENCE + NOUN agriculture, farmer, farming | economy | level Most of the population lives at subsistence level.
PHRASES a level of subsistence They were living barely above the level of subsistence.
means of subsistence She had no means of subsistence and was dependent on charity.

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