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View synonyms for livelihood

livelihood

[ lahyv-lee-hood ]

noun

  1. a means of supporting one's existence, especially financially or vocationally; living:

    to earn a livelihood as a tenant farmer.

    Synonyms: subsistence, sustenance



livelihood

/ ˈlaɪvlɪˌhʊd /

noun

  1. occupation or employment


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Word History and Origins

Origin of livelihood1

before 1000; earlier liveliod, livelihod, alteration (by reanalysis as lively + -hood; compare obsolete livelihood liveliness) of Middle English livelod, Old English līflād conduct of life, way of life ( life, lode, load )

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Example Sentences

However, miners still face harsh conditions and must be supported by more livelihood and jobs programs.

To never, ever, ever put my livelihood in a position where I depended on white people liking me.

Ebony had been 12 when her mother was suddenly deprived of her livelihood.

It is often directly related to your income or livelihood and I take it very seriously.

The government tells these people that they have to be responsible for their own livelihood, then denies them the right to work.

He was used to finding himself suddenly cut off from the means of livelihood.

I judge that of nearly thirty thousand people who live here not ten thousand have any regular employment or means of livelihood.

The property of other people was their chief source of livelihood, and the streets, or the jails, were their homes.

Lastly, he began to feel some anxiety as to his future livelihood when his course at the Conservatoire should have come to an end.

The parish must keep them, it was often said; and they did not care to obtain an honest livelihood by the sweat of their brow.

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