Livelihood \Live"li*hood\, n. [OE. livelode, liflode, prop.,
course of life, life's support, maintenance, fr. AS. l[imac]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;
the means for support of life; maintenance.
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The opportunities of gaining an honest livelihood.
--Addison.
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It is their profession and livelihood to get their
living by practices for which they deserve to forfeit
their lives. --South.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Livelihood \Live"li*hood\, n. [Lively + -hood.]
Liveliness; appearance of life. [Obs.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
livelihood
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" [syn: support, keep, living, bread and
butter, sustenance]
WordNet (r) 2.0
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "livelihood":
TLC, 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,
trade, upkeep, wage
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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