Subsistence (Noun)
Meaning 1
The state of existing in reality; having substance.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The refugee family was forced to live on a meager subsistence, barely enough to keep them from starvation.
- The artist struggled to make a living, and her subsistence was dependent on the occasional sale of her paintings.
- After losing her job, she had to rely on a subsistence provided by government assistance to get by.
- The villagers eked out a precarious subsistence from the barren land, constantly struggling to grow enough food.
- The minimum wage barely provided a subsistence for the workers, who often had to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
A means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.