livelihood

Noun

Meaning

Subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support; support of life; maintenance.

Liveliness; appearance of life.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

support living sustenance bread and butter work trade business keep career income occupation job calling employment maintenance
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Antonyms

kip spring break five nonexistence playtime entertainment
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Hypernyms

resource

Hyponyms

maintenance amenities subsistence meal ticket comforts conveniences

Phrases with the word

acquiring a livelihood acquire a livelihood basic livelihood livelihood opportunities

Examples

Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days... that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you. It speaks to your livelihood and it's not compromised. It's blunt. It's raw, straight off the street - from the beat to the voice to the words. Nas

Being a living legend is such a precarious livelihood. It's like being a bar of soap in a shower which doesn't have any water in it. John Cale

But the policies of the 1960s would not be successful today. No more would general import controls. They benefit some home industries at the expense of the livelihood of everyone working in exports. We would be robbing Peter to pay Paul. James Callaghan

We cannot agree that an act of plunder which threatens the livelihood of many nations should be allowed to succeed. And we must make sure that the life of the great trading nations of the world cannot in the future be strangled at any moment by some interruption to the free passage of the Canal. Anthony Eden

The spouse of a woman is a man, the spouse of a man is his livelihood. Hindi Proverb

Health comes before making a livelihood. Yiddish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

livelier liveliest livelihed livelihood opportunities livelily liveliness