subsistence
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SUBSISTENCE
[noncount]
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the amount of food, money, etc., that is needed to stay alive
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They depended on hunting and fishing for subsistence.
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Farming is their means of subsistence.
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subsistence farming/agriculture [=farming that provides enough food to live on but not enough food to sell to other people]
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More than a quarter of the population lives below (the) subsistence level. [=a level of income that provides only enough money for basic needs]
