subsistence
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sub·sis·tence /səbˈsɪstəns/ noun [uncountable] 1 SURVIVEthe condition of only just having enough money or food to stay alive 〔以仅仅足够的食物或钱〕维持生活；生存，生计 Many of the families are forced to live at the subsistence level. 很多家庭被迫生活在基本生活水准线上。 The land provided subsistence and little more. 这块土地只能提供人们的基本生活所需，别无富余。2. subsistence farming/agriculture etc farming that produces just enough food for the farmer to live on, but does not produce enough food to sell to other people 〔收成仅够维持生存的〕生存农耕/农业等3. subsistence allowance/payment etc money that is paid to someone so that they can buy meals, pay for a place to stay etc 仅够维持生存的补助/金额等
Examples from the Corpus
subsistence• They were prisoners, for the most part, of a subsistence economy.• Factory workers were paid a subsistence wage.• Settlers to the area threatened the bears' subsistence.• To receive their full daily subsistence allowances, MEPs must have taken part in half the roll-call votes.• Parties and witnesses are entitled to allowances for loss of earnings, subsistence and travel to and from the tribunal.• In an era of fast food, subsistence incomes don't make for a culinary culture.• The vote against a federal guarantee of a minimal, subsistence level of support was a devastating loss to all women.• When accompanied by minimum subsistence pensions, as in Britain, retirement means economic dependency.• That is almost £500 below the minimum subsistence level for the poorest people in our society.• If overtime is not paid subsistence can be claimed at own base.From Longman Business Dictionarysubsistencesub‧sis‧tence /səbˈsɪstəns/ noun1[uncountable] a small amount of money or food that is just enough to survive onRefugees are dependent for subsistence on support from aid agencies.Unfortunately, these people have become used to living at subsistence levels (=with just enough food etc to survive).Foreign workers are paid subsistence wages by local standards.2subsistence agriculture/farming etcFARMING farming in which farmers produce just enough food for their families to live onsub·sis·tence nounChineseSyllable
the food enough Business money just having of Corpus or condition only to
subsistence
sub‧sis‧tence /səbˈsɪstəns/
noun [uncountable]
1. the condition of only just having enough money or food to stay alive:
Many of the families are forced to live at the subsistence level.
The land provided subsistence and little more.
2. subsistence farming/agriculture etc farming that produces just enough food for the farmer to live on, but does not produce enough food to sell to other people
3. subsistence allowance/payment etc money that is paid to someone so that they can buy meals, pay for a place to stay etc
sub‧sis‧tence /səbˈsɪstəns/
noun [uncountable]1. the condition of only just having enough money or food to stay alive:
2. subsistence farming/agriculture etc farming that produces just enough food for the farmer to live on, but does not produce enough food to sell to other people
3. subsistence allowance/payment etc money that is paid to someone so that they can buy meals, pay for a place to stay etc