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Subsistence
səbˈsɪst(ə)n(t)s
Subsistence definitions
noun
subsistence
subsistences
- the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level
"the minimum income needed for subsistence"
- the means of maintaining or supporting oneself
"the garden provided not only subsistence but a little cash crop"
- denoting or relating to production at a level sufficient only for one's own use or consumption, without any surplus for trade
"subsistence agriculture"
- the state of remaining in force or effect
"rights of occupation normally only continue during the subsistence of the marriage"