subsistence
US /səbˈsɪstəns/
・UK /səbˈsɪstəns/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounJust surviving on little food or money
They were very poor and so they hunted, fished, and farmed for subsistence
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Self-Esteem
- But if your same-sex parent was a subsistence farmer from eastern Burkina Faso, you will at times feel princely nevertheless.
But if your same-sex parent was a subsistence farmer from eastern Burkina Faso, you will at times feel princely nevertheless.
- But, if your same-sex parent was a subsistence farmer from Eastern Burkina Faso
But, if your same-sex parent was a subsistence farmer from Eastern Burkina Faso
Training Self-Driving Cars | March 26, 2025
- They're subsistence poachers.
They're subsistence poachers.
- They're subsistence poachers.
They're subsistence poachers.
How Do We Produce Food? Crash Course Geography #43
- On the smallest scale is subsistence agriculture, which means someone grows just enough food for themselves.
On the smallest scale is subsistence agriculture, which means someone grows just enough food for themselves.
- Many cultures where subsistence agriculture is common also share all the land between everyone in the community, so it can also mean growing enough food for the community.
Many cultures where subsistence agriculture is common also share all the land between everyone in the community, so it can also mean growing enough food for the community.
Universal Basic Income | Pros and Cons | UBI
- It is a simple idea: let us give a subsistence minimum income for all citizens, making their day-to-day strive for survival a thing of the past.
It is a simple idea: let us give a subsistence minimum income for all citizens, making their day-to-day strive for survival a thing of the past.
- Note that the term "subsistence minimum" is by itself very unclear, with wildly varying levels proposed by its advocates.
Note that the term "subsistence minimum" is by itself very unclear, with wildly varying levels proposed by its advocates.
It's the Matrix, but for locusts.
- And one of the main reasons is that the people that really are impacted by locusts, they're subsistence farmers.
And one of the main reasons is that the people that really are impacted by locusts, they're subsistence farmers.
- And one of the main reasons is that the people that really are impacted by locusts, they're subsistence farmers.
And one of the main reasons is that the people that really are impacted by locusts, they're subsistence farmers.
Why Tourists Are Flocking to Afghanistan Now
- out of its 41 million people, an overwhelming 75% of them are believed to be living at the subsistence level in extreme poverty on less than $1 a day, by far the highest ratio of any country in the world today, meaning that Afghanistan is now more deeply impoverished than even any country in Africa is.
out of its 41 million people, an overwhelming 75% of them are believed to be living at the subsistence level in extreme poverty on less than $1 a day, by far the highest ratio of any country in the world today, meaning that Afghanistan is now more deeply impoverished than even any country in Africa is.
- out of its 41 million people, an overwhelming 75% of them are believed to be living at the subsistence level in extreme poverty on less than $1 a day.
out of its 41 million people, an overwhelming 75% of them are believed to be living at the subsistence level in extreme poverty on less than $1 a day.
The Last Silverback Mountain Gorillas
- It wasn't poaching by local communities for food or for subsistence.
It wasn't poaching by local communities for food or for subsistence.
- subsistence.
subsistence.
The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1
- As Black Hawk, a leader of the Sock tribe, said, "The Great Spirit gave it to his children to live upon and cultivate as far as necessary for their subsistence.
As Black Hawk, a leader of the Sock tribe, said, "The Great Spirit gave it to his children to live upon and cultivate as far as necessary for their subsistence.
- necessary for their subsistence; and so long as they occupy and cultivate it,
necessary for their subsistence; and so long as they occupy and cultivate it,
The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25
- So one-seventh of the adult male Indian population from each district was required to work in the silver mines for a year, being paid only subsistence wages.
So one-seventh of the adult male Indian population from each district was required to work in the silver mines for a year, being paid only subsistence wages.
- being paid only subsistence wages.
being paid only subsistence wages.
Adopted as a Baby, a Farmer Digs Into Her Culture
- Everything on the farm is grown organically, and essentially it's the way just like peasant subsistence farmers farm.
Everything on the farm is grown organically, and essentially it's the way just like peasant subsistence farmers farm.
- subsistence farmers farm.
subsistence farmers farm.