to subsist

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To survive on a minimum of resources

With her current income, Janet cannot thrive, she can only subsist.

to be maintained or sustained
{v} to continue, to have the means to live
support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
{f} exist, live; stay alive
To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family
To continue; to retain a certain state
To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live
If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive. The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day
To be; to have existence; to inhere
to subsist

    Hyphenation

    to sub·sist

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı sıbsîst

    Pronunciation

    /tə səbˈsəst/ /tə səbˈsɪst/
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