noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ bare , basic
SUBSISTENCE + NOUN
▪ agriculture , farming
▪ farmer
▪ economy
▪ level
▪
Most of the population lives at ~ level.
▪ needs
▪
their family's basic ~ needs
▪ wage ( esp. BrE )
▪
She earns less than a ~ wage at the mail-order company.
PHRASES
▪ a level of ~
▪
They were living barely above the level of ~.
▪ means of ~
▪
She had no means of ~ and was dependent on charity.