Subsistence | Mean of subsistence in English Dictionary
/səbˈsɪstəns/
- Noun
- the amount of food, money, etc., that is needed to stay alive
- They depended on hunting and fishing for subsistence.
- Farming is their means of subsistence.
- subsistence farming/agriculture [=farming that provides enough food to live on but not enough food to sell to other people]
- More than a quarter of the population lives below (the) subsistence level. [=a level of income that provides only enough money for basic needs]
Những từ liên quan với SUBSISTENCE
capital, living, livelihood, legacy, bread, earnings, existence, competence, maintenance, ration, money