subsistence

🇺🇸 /səbˈsɪstəns/ 🇬🇧 /səbˈsɪstəns/
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noun
R

having just enough money or food to stay alive

Many families struggle for subsistence, barely having enough food to survive each day.

translation

n. having just enough money or food to stay alive

Word Forms

Plural subsistences