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subsistence level

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The threshold of income at which one's most basic necessities of survival are met.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Most families in the village are barely on the subsistence level.

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