subsistence
noun/səbˈsɪstəns/
/səbˈsɪstəns/
[uncountable]- the state of having just enough money or food to stay alive
- Many families are living below the level of subsistence.
- to live below (the) subsistence level
- They had no visible means of subsistence.
- subsistence agriculture/farming (= growing enough only to live on, not to sell)
- subsistence crops
- Our ancestors lived in basic subsistence economies where cash never changed hands.
- He worked a 16-hour day for a subsistence wage (= enough money to buy only basic items).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- basic
- agriculture
- farming
- farmer
- …
- a level of subsistence
- means of subsistence
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