livelihood

live·li·hood  (lvl-hd)

n.

Means of support; subsistence.

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[Middle English livelyhed, alteration (influenced by liflihed, liveliness, energy, vigor) of livelode, from Old English lfld : lf, life; see life + ld, course; see leit- in Indo-European roots.]

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livelihood [ˈlaɪvlɪˌhʊd]

n

occupation or employment

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

livelihood - 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" bread and butter, keep, sustenance, living, support resource - available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts - things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home" maintenance - means of maintenance of a family or group meal ticket - a source of income or livelihood subsistence - minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence"

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livelihood

noun occupation, work, employment, means, living, job, maintenance, subsistence, bread and butter (informal), sustenance, (means of) support, (source of) income fishermen who depend on the seas for their livelihood.

Translations

livelihood [ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd] N → sustento m
rice is their livelihood → el arroz es su único sustento
to earn a or one's livelihood → ganarse la vida or el sustento

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livelihood [ˈlaɪvlihʊd] n → moyens mpl d'existence
to depend on sth for one's livelihood → dépendre de qch pour sa subsistance
fishermen who depend on the sea for their livelihood → des pêcheurs qui dépendent de la mer pour leur subsistance

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livelihood

n → Lebensunterhalt m; fishing is their livelihood → sie verdienen ihren Lebensunterhalt mit Fischfang; to earn a livelihood → sich (dat) → seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen; they earned a livelihood from farming → sie lebten von der Landwirtschaft

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livelihood [ˈlaɪvlɪˌhʊd] n → mezzi mpl di sostentamento
to earn one's livelihood → guadagnarsi da vivere

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livelihood [ˈlaɪvlɪˌhʊd] n → mezzi mpl di sostentamento
to earn one's livelihood → guadagnarsi da vivere

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livelihood

n livelihood [ˈlaivlihud]

a means of living, especially of earning enough money to feed oneself etc. bestaan مَوْرِد رِزْق прехрана živobytí levebrød der Lebensunterhalt τα προς το ζην medio de vida, sustento ülalpidamine معاش toimeentulo gagne-pain מִחייָה, פַּרנָסָה जीविका zarada za život megélhetés nafkah lífsviðurværi mezzo di sussistenza 生計 생계의 수단 pragyvenimas, gyvenimo šaltinis iztikas līdzekļi punca pendapatan levensonderhoud levebrød utrzymanie meio de vida mijloace de trai средства к существованию živobytie vsakdanji kruh sredstva za život uppehälle, utkomst, levebröd ความเป็นอยู่ geçim 生計 засоби для існування ذریعئہ معاش sinh kế 生计