| Engelsk substantiv: subsistence | 
| 1. | subsistence (om forhold) minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting | 
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 | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Social security provided only a bare subsistence. 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance | 
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| 2. | subsistence (om tilstand) a means of surviving | 
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 | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Farming is a hard means of subsistence. 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | endurance, survival | 
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| 3. | subsistence (om tilstand) the state of existing in reality; having substance | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | being, beingness, existence | 
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