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subsistence

sub·sist·ence
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh b-sis-tuh ns]
    • /səbˈsɪs təns/
    • /səbˈsɪs.təns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh b-sis-tuh ns]
    • /səbˈsɪs təns/

Definitions of subsistence word

  • noun subsistence the state or fact of subsisting. 1
  • noun subsistence the state or fact of existing. 1
  • noun subsistence the providing of sustenance or support. 1
  • noun subsistence means of supporting life; a living or livelihood. 1
  • noun subsistence the source from which food and other items necessary to exist are obtained. 1
  • noun subsistence Philosophy. existence, especially of an independent entity. the quality of having timeless or abstract existence. mode of existence or that by which a substance is individualized. 1
See all 23 definitions of subsistence

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Origin of subsistence

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Late Latin subsistentia; see subsist, -ence

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Parts of speech for Subsistence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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subsistence popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

subsistence usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for subsistence

noun subsistence

  • alimentation — sustenance; support
  • alimony — Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony.
  • bed and board — sleeping accommodation and meals
  • bed board — a thin, stiff board placed on a bed under the mattress to lend added support for the body
  • being — Being is the present participle of be1.
All 33 Synonyms of subsistence

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Related words

  • living

    having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.

  • subsistence farming

    farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.

  • livelihood

    a means of supporting one's existence, especially financially or vocationally; living: to earn a livelihood as a tenant farmer.

  • malthusian

    of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.

  • standard of living

    a grade or level of subsistence and comfort in everyday life enjoyed by a community, class, or individual: The well-educated generally have a high standard of living.
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