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to live at subsistence level

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  • subsistence level — noun (singular) a very poor standard of living, which only provides the things that are completely necessary and nothing more: Many of the poorer farmers live at subsistence level …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • subsistence — sub‧sis‧tence [səbˈsɪstns] noun 1. [uncountable] a small amount of money or food that is just enough to survive on: • Refugees are dependent for subsistence on support from aid agencies. • Unfortunately, these people have become used to living… …   Financial and business terms

  • Subsistence theory of wages — The Subsistence Theory of Wages, also known as the Iron Law of Wages, was a law of economics that asserted that real wages in the long run would trend toward the value needed to keep the workers population constant. The alleged law was named and… …   Wikipedia

  • subsistence — sub|sis|tence [səbˈsıstəns] n [U] 1.) the condition of only just having enough money or food to stay alive ▪ Many of the families are forced to live at the subsistence level. ▪ The land provided subsistence and little more. 2.) subsistence… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • subsistence — [[t]səbsɪ̱stəns[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Subsistence is the condition of just having enough food or money to stay alive. ...below the subsistence level... The standard of living today is on the edge of subsistence. 2) ADJ: ADJ n In subsistence… …   English dictionary

  • Subsistence agriculture — is self sufficient farming in which farmers grow only enough food to feed the family and to pay taxes or feudal dues. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to eat during the year. Planting decisions… …   Wikipedia

  • Uttar Pradesh — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type = state state name = Uttar Pradesh native name = Uttar Pradesh base capital = Lucknow latd=26.85 |longd=80.91 largest city = Kanpur abbreviation = IN UP official languages = Hindi, Urdu legislature type =… …   Wikipedia

  • Feudalism in Pakistan — The Feudalism in Pakistan (Urdu: زمینداری نظام zamīndāri nizam ) has a stranglehold on the economy and politics of the nation. The feudal landlords have created states within a state where they rule their fiefs with impunity. The landlord s… …   Wikipedia

  • Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

  • Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …   Universalium

  • Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

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