sustainment

Noun
Synonyms: sustenancesustentationmaintenanceupkeep

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence“they were in want of sustenance”“fishing was their main sustainment”Synonyms: sustenancesustentationmaintenanceupkeep
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sustainment \Sus*tain"ment\, n. The act of sustaining; maintenance; support. --Milton. Lowell. [1913 Webster]
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