English dictionary

subsistence

/s/@/b's/I/st/@/ns/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting

noun.possession

Examples
Social security provided only a bare subsistence.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a means of surviving

noun.state

Examples
Farming is a hard means of subsistence.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the state of existing in reality; having substance

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
Real being; existence.

noun

Source: webster1913