Another word for bread and butter

The means needed to support life

• upkeep

  1. The cost of such maintenance.
  2. The act of keeping up buildings, equipment, etc.; maintenance
  3. Maintenance in proper operation, condition, and repair.

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  1. The cost of such maintenance.
  2. The act of keeping up buildings, equipment, etc.; maintenance
  3. Maintenance in proper operation, condition, and repair.

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• sustenance

  1. Something, especially food, that sustains life or health:
  2. Something that sustains something else; essential support:
  3. One's means of livelihood; maintenance; support

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  1. Something, especially food, that sustains life or health:
  2. Something that sustains something else; essential support:
  3. One's means of livelihood; maintenance; support

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• support

  1. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
  2. The act of supporting:
  3. The provision of money or the necessities of life:

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  1. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
  2. The act of supporting:
  3. The provision of money or the necessities of life:

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• subsistence

  1. The act of providing sustenance
  2. (Philos.) The status of something that exists in itself as an individual whole
  3. Means of support or livelihood; often, specif., the barest means in terms of food, clothing, and shelter needed to sustain life

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  1. The act of providing sustenance
  2. (Philos.) The status of something that exists in itself as an individual whole
  3. Means of support or livelihood; often, specif., the barest means in terms of food, clothing, and shelter needed to sustain life

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• maintenance

  1. (Law) The act of interfering unlawfully in a suit between others by helping either party, as by giving money, to carry it on
  2. Means of support or sustenance; livelihood
  3. A maintaining or being maintained; upkeep, support, defense, etc.; specif., the work of keeping a building, machinery, etc. in good repair

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  1. (Law) The act of interfering unlawfully in a suit between others by helping either party, as by giving money, to carry it on
  2. Means of support or sustenance; livelihood
  3. A maintaining or being maintained; upkeep, support, defense, etc.; specif., the work of keeping a building, machinery, etc. in good repair

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• living

  1. The means of sustaining life; livelihood
  2. A means of maintaining life; livelihood:
  3. A manner or style of life:

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  1. The means of sustaining life; livelihood
  2. A means of maintaining life; livelihood:
  3. A manner or style of life:

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• livelihood

  1. A person's means of supporting himself. [from 14th c.]
  2. Means of living or of supporting life; subsistence
  3. Means of support; subsistence.

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  1. A person's means of supporting himself. [from 14th c.]
  2. Means of living or of supporting life; subsistence
  3. Means of support; subsistence.

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• keep

  1. (Rare) A keeping or being kept
  2. Care; charge:
  3. The means by which one is supported:

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  1. (Rare) A keeping or being kept
  2. Care; charge:
  3. The means by which one is supported:

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• bread

  1. A staple food made from flour or meal mixed with other dry and liquid ingredients, usually combined with a leavening agent, and kneaded, shaped into loaves, and baked.
  2. The means of living; livelihood
  3. Means of support; livelihood:

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  1. A staple food made from flour or meal mixed with other dry and liquid ingredients, usually combined with a leavening agent, and kneaded, shaped into loaves, and baked.
  2. The means of living; livelihood
  3. Means of support; livelihood:

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• alimony

  1. A means of livelihood; maintenance.
  2. (Obs.) Supply of the means of living; maintenance
  3. (Law) An allowance for support made under court order to a divorced person by the former spouse, usually the chief provider during the marriage. Alimony may also be granted without a divorce, as between legally separated persons.

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  1. A means of livelihood; maintenance.
  2. (Obs.) Supply of the means of living; maintenance
  3. (Law) An allowance for support made under court order to a divorced person by the former spouse, usually the chief provider during the marriage. Alimony may also be granted without a divorce, as between legally separated persons.

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• alimentation

  1. Feeding, being fed; the provision of food and other necessities.
  2. The act or process of giving or receiving nourishment.
  3. Support; sustenance.

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  1. Feeding, being fed; the provision of food and other necessities.
  2. The act or process of giving or receiving nourishment.
  3. Support; sustenance.

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