basicneedslevel
nounUK /ˈbeɪsɪk niːdz ˈlɛvəl/
US /ˈbeɪsɪk nidz ˈlɛvəl/
The basic needs level is the smallest amount of things like food, water, and shelter that a person needs to live.
The family's income only reached the basic needs level, so they had little left for extras.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In economics, the income threshold below which a household cannot afford essential goods and services.
Policies aim to lift households above the basic needs level.
3. In social studies, the stage of development where a community secures only food, water, and shelter.
The village was still at the basic needs level before the new well was built.
4. In gaming, the minimum resource tier required to keep a character or base running.
Your base is at the basic needs level, so build more farms first.