имя существительное 1) средства к существованию 2) питание; пища Синоним(ы): food, fare 3) поддержание, поддержка, помощь Синоним(ы): maintenance
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from sustenir 1. a. means of support, maintenance, or subsistence; living b. food, provisions; also nourishment 2. a. the act of sustaining; the state of being sustained b. a supplying or being supplied with the necessaries of life 3. something that gives support, endurance, or strength