| 单词 | subsistence farming |
| 释义 | subsistence farmingor subsistence agricultureSEE SYNONYMS FOR subsistence farming ON THESAURUS.COM nounfarming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing. farming that brings little or no profit to the farmer, allowing only for a marginal livelihood. Origin of subsistence farmingFirst recorded in 1935–40 Words nearby subsistence farmingsubsidize, subsidy, subsist, subsistence, subsistence allowance, subsistence farming, subsistence level, subsistence wage, subsistent, subsocial, subsoil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for subsistence farmingsubsistence farming nouna type of farming in which most of the produce (subsistence crop) is consumed by the farmer and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for subsistence farmingsubsistence farming Farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale. By comparison, commercial farming is farming that provides products for sale. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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