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subsistence
noun
minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
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səbˈsɪstəns
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noun
minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
“social security provided only a bare subsistence”
noun
the state of existing in reality; having substance
noun
a means of surviving
“farming is a hard means of subsistence”
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social security provided only a bare subsistence
farming is a hard means of subsistence