Refugees in the camp are living at subsistence levels.
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subsistence level — (also subsistence wage) ► NOUN ▪ a standard of living (or wage) that provides only the bare necessities of life … English terms dictionary
subsistence level — noun The level of income which will purchase bare necessities only • • • Main Entry: ↑subsist … Useful english dictionary
subsistence level — index austerity, poverty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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 level — sub sistence ,level noun count a living condition in which someone has only as much food and money as they need in order to stay alive: Refugees in the camp are living at subsistence levels … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
subsistence level — (also subsistence wage) noun a standard of living (or wage) that provides only the bare necessities of life … English new terms dictionary
subsistence level — /səbˈsɪstəns lɛvəl/ (say suhb sistuhns levuhl) noun a standard of living just sufficient to maintain life …
subsistence — sub‧sis‧tence [səbˈsɪstns] 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 wage — noun One fixed at subsistence level • • • Main Entry: ↑subsist … Useful english dictionary
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
