livelihood
live‧li‧hood /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ noun [uncountable and countable]
وسیله معاش، معاش، اعاشه، معیشت
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Synonyms & Related Wordslivelihood[noun]Synonyms: occupation, bread and butter
(informal), employment, job, living, work
Related Words: art,
craft,
handicraft,
profession,
trade,
emolument,
fee,
pay,
salary,
stipend,
wage [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarylive‧li‧hood /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
noun [uncountable and countable] [
Word Family: verb:
live,
outlive,
relive,
liven,
up;
adjective:
live,
lively,
living,
liveable;
noun:
liveliness,
living,
livelihood;
adverb:
live]
[
Date: 1200-1300;
Origin: lifelode 'way of living' (11-17 centuries), from Old English, from lif 'life' + lad ( ⇒ lode) (influenced by lively and -hood)]
the way you earn money in order to live
a means/source of livelihood
Fishing is the main source of livelihood for many people in the area. It’s difficult to earn a livelihood as an artist. Bates says he will lose his livelihood if his driving licence is taken away. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationslivelihood noun VERB + LIVELIHOOD earn, gain | protect, secure an insurance policy to secure your livelihood in old age
affect, threaten The new law threatens the livelihood of thousands of farmers.
destroy, take away LIVELIHOOD + VERB depend on sth people whose livelihood depends on the forest PHRASES a means/source of livelihood The boat was his main source of livelihood. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲