standard of living

n. pl. standards of living

A level of material comfort as measured by the goods, services, and luxuries available to an individual, group, or nation.

standard of living

(Economics) a level of subsistence or material welfare of a community, class, or person

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standard of living - a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system"

standard of life

degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

Translations

standard of living n → tenore m or standard m inv di vita

standard of living → مستوى المعيشة životní úroveň levestandard Lebensstandard βιοτικό επίπεδο nivel de vida elintaso niveau de vie standard življenja tenore di vita 生活水準 생활수준 levensstandaard levestandard stopa życiowa padrão de vida уровень жизни levnadsstandard มาตรฐานการครองชีพ yaşam standardı mức sống 生活标准

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amount comfort decencies decency decent degree economics impoverish level make Neo-Malthusianism point reduce stage standard standard of life standardize subsistence level tight	As I succeeded with my writing, my standard of living rose and my horizon broadened. John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context John, the oldest, in Yale, had elected to become a man of letters, and, in the meantime, ran his own automobile with the corresponding standard of living such ownership connoted in the college town of New Haven. Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context I married, and my standard of living rose; but Otoo remained the same old-time Otoo, moving about the house or trailing through the office, his wooden pipe in his mouth, a shilling undershirt on his back, and a four-shilling lava-lava about his loins. South Sea Tales by London, Jack View in context	standard amenities Standard and Poor's Standard and Poor's Index standard assessment tasks standard atmosphere Standard bearer standard candle standard cell standard cost standard day of supply standard deviation Standard English standard error standard function standard gauge standard generalized mark-up language standard generalized markup language Standard Grade standard housing benefit standard lamp standard load standard model standard NATO data message standard normal distribution standard of life standard of living standard of measurement standard operating procedure standard parallel standard pattern standard poodle standard positioning system standard practice standard pressure standard procedure standard rate standard route standard schnauzer standard scratch score Standard solution standard temperature standard time standard transmission standard unit standard use Army aircraft flight route standard-bearer standard-bred Standard-wing standardbred standardisation standardise	Standard normal distribution Standard normal distribution Standard Normal Homogeneity Test Standard North American Corporate Standard North American Family Standard Notes to the Oil King Standard Nuclear Performance Model Standard Number Standard Numbering System Standard Object Colour Spectra Standard Obstacle Course Standard Obstetric Record Charting system Standard Occupation Classification Standard Occupational Categories Standard Occupational Classification Standard Occupational Classification Revision Policy Committee Standard Occupational Classification System Standard of care Standard of care Standard of care Standard of care Standard of care Standard of care standard of care test standard of comparison Standard of Conduct Standard of Efficient Medical Care Standard of Good Practice Standard of identity standard of life standard of living Standard of Living Index standard of measurement Standard of morality Standard of morality Standard of morality Standard of morality standard of perfection Standard of Practice Standard of Prices Standard of Procedure Standard of proof Standard of proof Standard of proof Standard of proof Standard of proof Standard of Quality Standard of review standard of value Standard Offer Service Fuel Adjustment Standard Office Environment Standard Offline Test Driver Standard Ogame Project Standard Oil Standard Oil Standard Oil Company Standard Oil Company and Trust Standard Oil Company of California Standard Oil Company of Kentucky Standard Oil Company of New York

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As I succeeded with my writing, my standard of living rose and my horizon broadened.

John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context

John, the oldest, in Yale, had elected to become a man of letters, and, in the meantime, ran his own automobile with the corresponding standard of living such ownership connoted in the college town of New Haven.

Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context

I married, and my standard of living rose; but Otoo remained the same old-time Otoo, moving about the house or trailing through the office, his wooden pipe in his mouth, a shilling undershirt on his back, and a four-shilling lava-lava about his loins.

South Sea Tales by London, Jack View in context

standard amenities

Standard and Poor's

Standard and Poor's Index

standard assessment tasks

standard day of supply

standard deviation