sustenance
4
6.4
- noun
- /ˈsʌstəns/
:
sustento
- Conversely, those receiving Medicaid are typically unemployed or not employed full-time and depend on public assistance for basic sustenance.
- means of sustenance
- basic sustenance
- economic sustenance
And so, like, I'm still doing the Smash stuff, but very on the side because my sustenance was important to me.
- And so, like, I'm still doing the Smash stuff, but very on the side because my sustenance was important to me.
- You have to build for yourself because nobody else is going to do it for you, an ongoing source of life sustenance separate from your creative career.
- Harvard University has done nothing but provide support, sustenance, encouragement.
Examples
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I have other means of sustenance.
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Now the region counts on domestic and international tourism for sustenance.
Academic text (1996) -
When I follow my passion, I will have enough sustenance for my family and to share with with others.
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The more people who rely on the central government for sustenance, the more powerful the central government becomes.
Blog text (8) -
Our first rule is that no one provides unearned sustenance for another person.
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At the societal level, the public's ability to deliberate on significant civic issues is critical to the sustenance of democracy.
Academic text (2000) -
Most importantly, the true artisan does not rely solely on his or her craft for sustenance.
Academic text (1999) -
Many families struggle to provide the necessary sustenance for their children each month.
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In rural communities, farming is often the primary source of sustenance for the farmers.
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During the economic downturn, he relied on his savings for sustenance until he found a new job.
Synonyms
922
2.3
Money someone earns to support themselves
638
1.0
Money given to help a person or project
255
3.9
Money or property that someone has
99
3.5
A way of earning money to pay for basic needs
16
5.5
Money or food needed to live
16
6.6
Food and other things people need to live
16
3.0
The main way a person earns money
Antonyms
How Much
195
3.7
4
6.4
99
3.5
16
6.6
550
2.0
7
7.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sustenance comes from the Latin sustinere, 'to hold up', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of money or work that 'holds you up'. That's why sustenance can mean the earnings or means that support your life and family.