livelihood

  • 21livelihood — n. a means of living; sustenance. Etymology: OE liflad f. lif LIFE + lad course (see LOAD): assim. to obs. livelihood liveliness …

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  • 22livelihood — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English livelode course of life, from Old English līflād, from līf + lād course more at lode Date: 15th century 1. means of support or subsistence 2. obsolete the quality or state of being lively …

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  • 23livelihood — noun A persons means of supporting himself. his name is sir Ector, he is a lord of fair lyuelode in many partyes in Englond Walys [...]. Syn: living, subsistence …

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  • 24livelihood — Synonyms and related words: 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 …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 25livelihood — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. living, living wage; means, wherewithal, resources, support, [up]keep, subsistence, sustenance, daily bread, job. See business. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The supporting of life] Syn. living, sustenance,… …

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  • 26livelihood — live·li·hood || laɪvlɪhÊŠd n. means of supporting oneself, maintenance, sustenance, occupation …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27livelihood — noun a means of securing the necessities of life. Origin OE līflād way of life , from līf life + lād course (see lode), assoc. with lively and hood …

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  • 28livelihood — n. Maintenance, support, sustenance, subsistence, living …

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  • 29livelihood — n 1. maintenance, living, subsistence, keep, upkeep, support, sustenance, sustainment, sustentation, necessaries, provision; board and lodging, room and board; nourishment, nurture, nutriment, aliment, rations, fare, diet, regimen, grubstake. 2.… …

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  • 30livelihood — live·li·hood …

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