subsistence meaning

UK US /səbˈsɪstəns/ 3 syllables

subsistence (noun): minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting.

subsistence has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

subsistence as a noun

  1. minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
    • social security provided only a bare subsistence

    Type of: support

  2. a means of surviving
    • farming is a hard means of subsistence

    Type of: survival

    Related forms: subsist

  3. the state of existing in reality; having substance

    Type of: being

How to pronounce subsistence

subsistence is pronounced /səbˈsɪstəns/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with subsistence

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in CE · 11-letter words

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