subsistence

sub·sis·tence  (sb-sstns)

n.

1. The act or state of subsisting.

2. A means of subsisting, especially means barely sufficient to maintain life.

3. Something that has real or substantial existence.

4. Christianity Hypostasis.

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sub·sistent adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subsistence - minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence" bread and butter, keep, livelihood, sustenance, living, support - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
	2.	subsistence - a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence" survival, endurance - a state of surviving; remaining alive
	3.	subsistence - the state of existing in reality; having substance being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"

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subsistence

noun living, maintenance, upkeep, keep, support, existence, survival, livelihood

Translations

subsistence [səbˈsɪstəns] n → subsistencia

subsistence [səbˈsɪstəns] n → existence f, subsistance f

subsistence [səbˈsɪstəns] n → Existenz f;

enough for subsistence → genug zum (Über)leben

subsistence [səbˈsɪstəns] n → esistenza; mezzi mpl di sostentamento