English Explanatory Dictionary

subsistence economy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. an often moneyless economy characterized by minimal surplus and exchange of goods and services, low division of labor and rudimentary technology

Word forms

subsistence economy subsistence economies

Related words

subsistence farming
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