subsistence level
subsistence level · subsistence levels
The threshold of income at which one's most basic necessities of survival are metThe threshold of income at which one's most basic necessities of survival are met.
Meaning
1 sensesThe threshold of income at which one's most basic necessities of survival are met.
Most families in the village are barely on the subsistence level.
More definitions
- a standard of living barely adequate to support life.
Forms
plural: subsistence levels| Singular | subsistence level |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsSee also
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