subsistence
16
6.6
- noun
- /səbˈsɪstəns/
:
subsistencia
- Great losses are caused by lack of subsistence resources, such as food and warm clothing.
- subsistence agriculture
- subsistence farming
- subsistence economy
Most Romans live their lives close to subsistence.
- Most Romans live their lives close to subsistence.
- Six hours of work will make them the the means of subsistence for the worker.
- I think there was a whole lot of things that just pressured them into especially finding new ways of subsistence here in the Americas.
- Without these urban centers, a diminished population spread across the countryside, mostly engaged in subsistence.
- Hopefully it's a high earning job where it brings in enough to pay more than your subsistence needs so that you have a surplus to then save and invest.
- But it's really good for people, for subsistence farmers in rainforests that are no longer going to be burned down to grow soy for farm animals.
- But you still cannot argue that the price of fruits and vegetables was kind of a subsistence thing back in the day.
Examples
-
The main economic activities in the region are livestock, particularly sheep and cattle, and small-scale subsistence agriculture.
Academic text (2017) -
Many refugee families have become subsistence farmers who live in abandoned and often condemned houses and shacks and survive year to year by planting whatever crops they can.
-
Women are the majority of the subsistence farmers who produce food to keep most countries food secure.
-
Such projects could tip the balance in many communities, moving them from subsistence to market economies.
Academic text (2011) -
Why then should they give up this mode of subsistence and adopt agriculture?
Academic text (1999) -
Many refugee families have become subsistence farmers who live in abandoned houses and grow crops to survive.
-
Women are the majority of the subsistence farmers who produce food to support their families.
Synonyms
23
5.7
Food and drink that keep you alive and healthy
Antonyms
Compounds
How Adequate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Subsistence comes from Latin sub- 'under' and sistere 'to stand', so it originally meant 'what stands under' someone, like the basic support that keeps you alive such as food or shelter. That's why subsistence means the simple things you need to live.