subsistence
noun [U] /səbˈsɪs.təns/ formalDefinition
› the state of having what you need in order to stay alive, but no more: The money is intended to provide a basic subsistence and should not be paid to someone who receives other income. The family were living at subsistence level.Coping and not copingDealing with things or peopleTolerating and enduringLife and living › enough money or food to keep yourself aliveCoping and not copingDealing with things or peopleTolerating and enduring
(Definition of subsistence noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Life and living, but you might be interested in these topics from the Life and death topic area:
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “subsistence”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- alive adjective
- animate adjective
- cheat death idiom
- co-exist verb
- come through (sth) phrasal verb
- immortal adjective
- last out phrasal verb
- lead verb (LIVE)
- life cycle noun
- life expectancy noun
- life form noun
- life history noun
- life-support system noun
- living adjective (HAVING LIFE)
- living noun (PEOPLE)
- outlive verb
- subsist verb
- survivable adjective
- survival adjective
- survival noun
Topic:
Life and living
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
ride (out) the storm
to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
