Dictionary & Thesaurus

1.

(noun) minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence"

Related Words: bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance

2.

(noun) the state of existing in reality; having substance

Related Words: being, beingness, existence

3.

(noun) a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"

Related Words: endurance, survival