Subsistence
51subsistence loans — See production and subsistence loans …
52subsistence economy — noun : an economy which is not based on money, in which buying and selling are absent or rudimentary though barter may occur, and which commonly provides a minimal standard of living compare subsistence farming …
53subsistence theory — noun : a theory in economics: wages tend toward the lowest level that will provide subsistence compare iron law of wages, wage fund theory …
54subsistence agriculture — noun see subsistence farming …
55subsistence money — noun see subsistence 2d …
56subsistence — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin subsistentia, from subsistent , subsistens, present participle of subsistere Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) real being ; existence (2) the condition of remaining in existence ; continuation,… …
57subsistence — /seuhb sis teuhns/, n. 1. the state or fact of subsisting. 2. the state or fact of existing. 3. the providing of sustenance or support. 4. means of supporting life; a living or livelihood. 5. the source from which food and other items necessary… …
58subsistence — Existence, but of a rather shadowy kind, apt for universals, fictional characters and other insubstantial entities. The term is associated with Meinong, but the idea that varieties of existence can be distinguished has been a favourite target of… …
59SUBSISTENCE — See AGRICULTURE …
60subsistence — farming system where the farmer produces just enough to sustain himself and his family …