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subsistence
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noun
minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
social security provided only a bare subsistence
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noun
a means of surviving
farming is a hard means of subsistence
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noun
the state of existing in reality; having substance
level
Adjective
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Even, flat, straight, smooth, horizontal. Having all parts equally as high as all other parts.
This table is not level: things are rolling off it.
level
Noun
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A level is a place that is higher or lower than some other places.
The room you want is on the third level of this building.
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A tool for finding out whether a surface is level.
income
Noun
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Income is the money that you get from working.
Generally, teachers have a lower income than business people.
The company's income has dropped because of poor sales.
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Income is what you get for selling products you make or grow.
He gets a lot of his income from the corn he grows.