English-Thai Dictionary

subsistence

N การ มี อยู่  การ ดำรงชีพ หรือ อยู่รอด  แหล่ง อาหาร  existence sustenance life

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUBSISTENCE, SUBSISTENCY

n.Real being; as a chain of differing subsistencies. Not only the things had subsistence, but the very images were of some creatures existing.
1. Competent provisions; means of supporting life.
His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable subsistence out of the plunder of his province.
2. That which supplies the means of living; as money, pay or wages.
3. Inherence in something else, as the subsistence of qualities in bodies.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUBSISTENCE

Sub *sist "ence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subsistance, L. subsistentia.]

 

1. Real being; existence. Not only the things had subsistence, but the very images were of some creatures existing. Stillingfleet.

 

2. Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.

 

3. That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence. His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable subsistence out of the plunder of his province. Addison.

 

4. (Theol.)

 

Defn: Same as Hypostasis, 2. Hooker.

 

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT Sub *sist "ence De *part "ment. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A staff department of the United States army charged, under the supervision of the Chief of Staff, with the purchasing and issuing to the army of such supplies as make up the ration. It also supplies, for authorized sales, certain articles of food and other minor stores. It is commanded by any officer of the rank of brigadier general, called commissary general, and the department is popularly called the Commissary Department.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

subsistence

sub sist ence |səbˈsistəns səbˈsɪstəns | ▶noun 1 the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level: the minimum income needed for subsistence. • the means of doing this: the garden provided not only subsistence but a little cash crop | the agricultural working class were deprived of a subsistence. • [ as modifier ] denoting or relating to production at a level sufficient only for one's own use or consumption, without any surplus for trade: subsistence agriculture. 2 chiefly Law the state of remaining in force or effect: rights of occupation normally only continue during the subsistence of the marriage.

 

subsistence allowance

subsistence allowance (also subsistence money ) ▶noun chiefly Brit. an allowance or advance on someone's pay.

 

subsistence level

sub sist ence lev el (also subsistence wage ) ▶noun a standard of living (or wage ) that provides only the bare necessities of life.

 

Oxford Dictionary

subsistence

sub ¦sist |ence |səbˈsɪst (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level: the minimum income needed for subsistence. • the means of maintaining or supporting oneself: the garden provided not only subsistence but a little cash crop. • [ as modifier ] denoting or relating to production at a level sufficient only for one's own use or consumption, without any surplus for trade: subsistence agriculture. 2 chiefly Law the state of remaining in force or effect: rights of occupation normally only continue during the subsistence of the marriage.

 

subsistence allowance

subsistence allowance (also subsistence money ) ▶noun chiefly Brit. an allowance or advance on someone's pay.

 

subsistence level

subsistence level (also subsistence wage ) ▶noun a standard of living (or wage ) that provides only the bare necessities of life.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

subsistence

subsistence noun 1 they depend on fish for subsistence: survival, existence, living, life, sustenance, nourishment. 2 the money needed for his subsistence: maintenance, keep, upkeep, livelihood, room and board, board, nourishment, food.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

subsistence

subsistence noun 1 they depend for subsistence on fish and game: survival, existence, living, life; sustenance, nourishment, diet. 2 he raised a total of £2,000 towards his own travel and subsistence: maintenance, keep, upkeep, support, livelihood, living, board, board and lodging; sustenance, nourishment, nutriment, provisions, supplies, food, food and drink, fare, bread; Scottish vivers; informal eats, nosh, chow, grub, scoff, bread and butter; formal comestibles, provender; archaic meat, vittles, commons, victuals, viands; rare aliment.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

subsistence

sub sist ence /səbsɪ́st (ə )ns /名詞 U 1 (最低水準でのぎりぎりの )生活, 生存 .2 (生存に必要な )最低限の金 [食料 ]; 生計 .～́ all ò wance 生活手当 .～́ cr ò p 自給用穀物 (↔cash crop ).～́ d ì et (生存のための )必要最低限の食物 .～́ f à rmer (出荷するだけの収穫がない )自給農家 .～́ f à rming [à griculture ]自給農業 .～́ l è vel 最低生活水準 .～̀ w á ge (生存のための )必要最低な賃金 .～̀ wh á ling (商業目的でない )自家消費用捕鯨 .