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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səbˈsɪstəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/səbˈsɪstəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(səb sis′təns)

sub•sist•ence /səbˈsɪstəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

the state or fact of subsisting.
the providing of just enough food, resources, etc., to be able to live:Although the government says they are not at the poverty level, they are at the subsistence level.

See -sist-.

sub•sist•ence (səb sis′təns),USA pronunciation n.

the state or fact of subsisting.
the state or fact of existing.
the providing of sustenance or support.
means of supporting life;
a living or livelihood.
the source from which food and other items necessary to exist are obtained.
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.

Late Latin subsistentia; see subsist, -ence
late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

subsistence /səbˈsɪstəns/ n

the means by which one maintains life
the act or condition of subsisting

'subsistence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: living, sustenance, maintenance, support, keep, more...

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basic subsistence
I’ve given him a month’s worth of subsistence allowance.
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Means of subsistence / sustenance
Per diem allowance vs Subsistence allowance
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