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livelihood definition

live·li·hood (līv′lē ho̵od′)

noun

means of living or of supporting life; subsistence

Etymology: ME livelode < OE liflad, course of life < lif, life + lad, course (see load): form altered by assoc. with lively & -hood

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livelihood Synonyms

livelihood

n.

  1. The supporting of life

    living, sustenance, maintenance; see subsistence 1.

  2. The means of supporting life

    means, circumstances, resources; see subsistence 2.


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livelihood Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • threaten: The dash for exports is also threatening rural livelihoods.

Adjective modifier

  • sustainable: The need is to create sustainable livelihoods for everyone.

Modifies a noun

  • diversification: Migration has become an important livelihood diversification strategy in small farm households.

Noun used with modifier

  • household: However, ensuring adequate household livelihoods is only part of the picture.

Possessives

  • farmer: Many poor countries are powerless to stop a flood of cheap food imports, which threaten farmers ' livelihoods.

Preposition: of

  • farmer: Develop a viable business model that supports the livelihoods of Indian farmers.
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livelihood quotes

If all the Labourers in aVillage breed up several Sons to the same work there will be too many Labourers to cultivate the Lands belonging to theVillage, and the surplus Adults must go to seek a livelihood elsewhere, which they generally do in Cities.

-Cantillon, Richard

If your daughters are inclined to love reading, do not check their inclination by hindering them of the diverting part of it. It is as necessary for the amusement of women as the reputation of men; but teach them not to expect anyapplause from it† Ignorance is as much the fountain of vice as idleness, and indeed generally produces it. People that do not read or work for a livelihood have many hours they know not how to employ, especially women, who commonly fall into vapours or something worse.

-Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley ne¤  e Pierrepoint

These Mothers, instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood, are forced to beg Sustenance for their helpless Infants; who, as they grow up either turnThieves for want of Work; or leave their dear native country, to fight for the Pretender in Spain; or sell themselves to the Barbadoes.

-Swift,Jonathan

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