meaning of subsistence
1. Real being; existence.
2. Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.
3. That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence.
4. Same as Hypostasis, 2.
5. minimal or marginal resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare
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