the state or fact of subsisting.

the state or fact of existing.

the providing of sustenance or support.

means of supporting life; a living or livelihood.

the source from which food and other items necessary to exist are obtained.

Philosophy .

existence, especially of an independent entity.

the quality of having timeless or abstract existence.

mode of existence or that by which a substance is individualized.

noun

affluence , aliment , alimentation , bread * , bread and butter , capital , circumstances , competence , earnings , existence , food , fortune , gratuity , income , independence , keep , legacy , livelihood , living , maintenance , means , money , necessities , nurture , pension , property , provision , ration , resources , riches , salary , salt * , substance , support , sustenance , upkeep , victuals , wages , wealth , wherewithal , alimony , bread , allowance , hypostasis , provisions , survival