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Subsistence vs Assistance - What's the difference?

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Subsistence is a related term of assistance.


As nouns the difference between subsistence and assistance

is that subsistence is real being; existence while assistance is aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

subsistence

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Real being; existence.
  • Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.
  • Means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; That which furnishes support to animal life; as, a meager subsistence.
  • *
  • (theology) A person, specifically the person of Christ or of another part of the Trinity; hypostasis.

    • Synonyms

    * sustenance * (theology) hypostasis

    Related terms

    * subsist * subsistent

    External links

    * *

    assistance

    English

    (wikipedia assistance)

    Alternative forms

    * assistaunce

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

    • Derived terms

    * public assistance