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Another word for livelihood

Noun

  1. The means needed to support life

    2. See also:

    money

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Another word for livelihood

Noun

  1. The supporting of life

    2. See also:

    subsistence

  2. The means of supporting life

    3. See also:

    subsistence

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Sentence Examples

  • Their rule was that they had to earn their livelihood, and must not beg.

  • He went to Brussels, where for nearly thirty years he earned a scanty livelihood by his writings.

  • He endured great hardships, but secured a livelihood by teaching and writing.

  • As I did not teach for the good of my fellow-men, but simply for a livelihood, this was a failure.

  • These sons of poor peasants, artisans or tradesmen are already disposed to narrow fanaticism, and generally take up study as a means of livelihood rather than from genuine religious interest.

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