Definition of subsistence

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  • subsistence is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
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Definition of subsistence

  • a means of surviving (noun)

    Examples

    1. farming is a hard means of subsistence
  • minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting (noun)

    Examples

    1. social security provided only a bare subsistence
  • the state of existing in reality; having substance (noun)

See definition of subsistence in Merriam Webster