(n): any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
(n): the financial means whereby one lives
(n): available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
(n): the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
(n): the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
I love in Legally Blonde when Reese bounces into the library with that big picnic basket, and announces to Viv and Warner's study group that she "brought sustenance."