bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance - the financial means whereby one lives
Example:- each child was expected to pay for their keep
maintenance, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep - the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Example:- they were in want of sustenance
aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals - a source of materials to nourish the body