livelihood

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the financial means whereby one lives

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

support, keep, living, bread and butter, sustenance

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