Subsist (Verb)
Meaning
Support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- She has to subsist on a tight budget due to her fixed income from social security.
- The family barely managed to subsist during the economic downturn, living paycheck to paycheck.
- After losing her job, she could only subsist on her savings for a limited period.
- In some parts of the world, people have to subsist on a meager $2 a day due to poverty.
- The homeless man was forced to subsist on scraps from local dumpsters and handouts from strangers.