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hand·-to-mouth (-mo̵ut̸h′)

adjective

characterized by the necessity of spending or consuming all that is obtained; at or below the level of mere subsistence

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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