Noun: subsistence sub'si-stun(t)s
- Minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
"social security provided only a bare subsistence"
- A means of surviving
"farming is a hard means of subsistence"
- The state of existing or continuing to exist
"The subsistence of ancient traditions in modern society continues to shape cultural practices"
Derived forms: subsistences
Type of: being, beingness, bread and butter, endurance, existence, face of the earth, keep, livelihood, living, support, survival, sustenance
Encyclopedia: Subsistence