SUSTENTATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

Example:

fishing was their main sustainment

Synonyms:

maintenance; sustainment; sustenance; sustentation; upkeep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sustentation" is a kind of...):

support (the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities)

Derivation:

sustentacular (serving to sustain or support)