subsistence
Subsistence (noun) means the fact of existing.
noun
1
The fact of existing.
2
Keeping yourself alive with only the most basic needs met.
3
Food, water, money or other things a person needs in order to survive.
4
(philosophy) A person or thing that gives physical form to an abstract quality or principle.
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Etymology
From Middle English subsistence; partly from Middle French subsistence (modern French subsistance) and partly from its etymon Late Latin subsistentia (“substance, reality, in Medieval Latin also stability”), from Latin subsistēns, present participle of subsistere (“to continue, subsist”). Perhaps also partly from subsist + -ence.
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What is the meaning of subsistence?
"subsistence" (noun) means the fact of existing.
What is another word for subsistence?
Other words for "subsistence" include sustenance.
What are the different meanings of subsistence?
"subsistence" has 3 main meanings: 1. The fact of existing; 2. Keeping yourself alive with only the most basic needs met; 3. Food, water, money or other things a person needs in order to survive.
