English noun: subsistence | |||
1. | subsistence (possession) minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting | ||
Samples | Social security provided only a bare subsistence. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance | ||
2. | subsistence (state) a means of surviving | ||
Samples | Farming is a hard means of subsistence. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | endurance, survival | ||
3. | subsistence (state) the state of existing in reality; having substance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | being, beingness, existence | ||