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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