"subsistence level" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subsistence levels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} subsistence level (plural subsistence levels)
  1. The threshold of income at which one's most basic necessities of survival are met. Synonyms: poverty line, breadline [UK]
    Sense id: en-subsistence_level-en-noun-Swjb732i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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