| NOUN | act | sustentation, sustenance, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence |
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| Meaning | The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence. | |
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| Synonyms | sustenance, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep | |
| Broader | support | The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities |
| Spanish | mantenimiento, sostenimiento, sustentación, sustento | |
| Catalan | manteniment, sosteniment, sustentació | |
| Adjectives | sustentacular | serving to sustain or support |
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