sustentation

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- they were in want of sustenance
- fishing was their main sustainment
• Syn:
sustenance, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
• Derivationally related forms:
maintain (for: maintenance), sustain (for: sustainment), sustentacular, sustain (for: sustenance)
• Hypernyms:
support

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sustenance, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep