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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
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