subsistence
Real being; existenceReal being; existence.
» About 90% of the population relies on subsistence agriculture.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Real being; existence.
(countable, uncountable)The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
(countable, uncountable)Inherency.
the subsistence of qualities in bodies
(countable, uncountable)Something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
Auskommen, Lebensunterhalt
прожи́тиеprožítije, прожи́токprožítok, пропита́ниеpropitánije
(countable, uncountable)Embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.
- minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- the state of existing in reality; having substance
- a means of surviving
Examples
8 sentencesAbout 90% of the population relies on subsistence agriculture.
That is a necessary contribution to its subsistence.
Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the people.
The subsistence farmer grew so little that there was no room for leftovers.
deDer Subsistenzbauer baute so wenig an, dass nichts übrigbleiben durfte. — Yorwba
Subsistence farming is the dominant form of livelihood.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English subsistence; partly from Middle French subsistence (modern French subsFrom 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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plural: subsistencesSynonyms
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