Meaning of LIVELIHOOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'lIvlee`hûd
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| | Definition: | | [n] the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" |
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| | Synonyms: | | bread and butter, keep, living, support, sustenance |
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| | See Also: | | amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts, maintenance, meal ticket, resource, subsistence | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Live"li*hood\, n. [OE. livelode, liflode, prop.,
course of life, life's support, maintenance, fr. AS. l[=i]f
life + l[=a]d road, way, maintenance. Confused with
livelihood liveliness. See {Life}, and {Lode}.]
Subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support;
support of life; maintenance.
The opportunities of gaining an honest livelihood.
--Addison.
It is their profession and livelihood to get their
living by practices for which they deserve to forfeit
their lives. --South.
\Live"li*hood\, n. [Lively + -hood.]
Liveliness; appearance of life. [Obs.] --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | alimentation, alimony, art, bread, bread and butter, care, craft, daily bread, economic support, emolument, endowment, fee, handicraft, keep, living, maintenance, manna, meat, mothering, nourishment, nurture, pay, price support, profession, provision, salary, stipend, subsidization, subsidy, subsistence, subvention, support, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, tender loving care, TLC, trade, upkeep, wage |
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