subsistence economy

noun

an often moneyless economy characterized by minimal surplus and exchange of goods and services, low division of labor and rudimentary technology

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Meanings

nounsubsistence economy (countable and uncountable, plural subsistence economies)

plural subsistence economies

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsan often moneyless economy characterized by minimal surplus and exchange of goods and services, low division of labor and rudimentary technology

Translations

Finnish omavaraistalous
  • omavaraistalousTranslations
French économie de subsistance
  • économie de subsistanceTranslations
Polish gospodarka naturalna
  • gospodarka naturalnaTranslations
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APA

subsistence economy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsistence%20economy

MLA

“subsistence economy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsistence%20economy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsistence economy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsistence%20economy.

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