livelihood
noun/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
[countable, usually singular, uncountable]- a means of earning money in order to live synonym living
- Communities on the island depended on fishing for their livelihood.
- a means/source of livelihood
Extra Examples- The boat was his main source of livelihood.
- The new law threatens the livelihood of thousands of farmers.
- an insurance policy to secure your livelihood in old age
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + livelihood- earn
- gain
- provide
- …
- depend on something
- a means of livelihood
- a source of livelihood
Word OriginOld English līflād ‘way of life’, from līf ‘life’ + lād ‘course’ (see lode). The change in the word's form in the 16th cent. was due to association with lively and -hood.
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