🌾subsistence

Meaning

The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level.

The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level.

The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level, especially with basic necessities like food and shelter.

Example Sentences

The family relied on subsistence farming to survive.

Many farmers depend on subsistence agriculture.

Many rural communities rely on subsistence farming.

Example Expressions

subsistence level

Synonyms

livelihood, survival, sustenance, existence, self-sufficiency, minimal survival

Entry 1

livelihood, survival, sustenance, existence

Entry 2

survival, livelihood, self-sufficiency

Entry 3

self-sufficiency, minimal survival

Antonyms

wealth, affluence, luxury, surplus

Entry 1

wealth, affluence

Entry 2

luxury, surplus, wealth

Entry 3

luxury, surplus

Collocations

subsistence farming, subsistence living, subsistence economy, minimum subsistence