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sub‧sis‧tence
[uncountable]
[uncountable]1 the condition of only just having enough money or food to stay alive : 
Many of the families are forced to live at the subsistence level.The land provided subsistence and little more.
Many of the families are forced to live at the subsistence level.The land provided subsistence and little more.2PE farming that produces just enough food for the farmer to live on, but does not produce enough food to sell to other people
subsistence farming/agriculture etc
3 money that is paid to someone so that they can buy meals, pay for a place to stay etc
