subsistence farming subsistence department • subsistence stores · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · subsistence farming · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 19 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing. Synonyms: subsistence farming. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075