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noun

The supporting of life
living, sustenance, maintenance, support, keep, bread, bread and butter, necessities of life.
Antonyms lack*, want, hunger.
The means of supporting life
means, circumstances, resources, property, money, riches, wealth, competence, capital, substance, affluence, independence, gratuity, fortune, dowry, legacy, earnings, wages, salary, income, pension; see also funds.
Antonyms poverty*, penury, penniless.

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