livelihood

CEFRB2

/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A way of earning money to support yourself.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Liveliness; appearance of life.

Examples

  • How is livelihood in America these day?

  • The two felt the pressing necessity of earning a livelihood.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈlaɪvlɪhʉd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Property which brings in an income; an estate.

  2. A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).

  3. The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

More examples

In context

  • The legal profession believes that client choice is the best way of ensuring standards remain high, because a lawyer's livelihood depends upon their reputation.

  • an independent livelihood; to make / earn / gain / win a good livelihood by the sweat of one's brow

  • 1716, Joseph Addison, The Free-Holder, London: D. Midwinter and J. Tonson, No. 42, Monday May 14, p. 245, Trade […] employs Multitudes of Hands both by Sea and Land, and furnishes the poorest of our Fellow-Subjects with the Opportunities of gaining an honest...

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English liflode, from Old English līflād (“course of life, conduct”), from līf (“life”) + lād (“course, journey”), later altered under the influence of lively, -hood. Compare life, lode.