Definition of livelihood
1 : means of support or subsistence (see subsistence 2) The villagers' main livelihood is fishing.
2 obsolete : the quality or state of being lively
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Many fishermen believe that the new regulations threaten their livelihoods.
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That may not always be appreciated, especially if your livelihood depends on getting rain and snow amounts, and timing, just right, all the time.
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But 100 percent of their livelihood depends on rain.
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Kelly noted that when the area around the New York Stock Exchange in lower Manhattan was closed to cars, a garage owner filed a lawsuit arguing that his livelihood would suffer.
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Standaert said payday and title lenders have been lobbying furiously to protect their livelihoods, regardless of the cost or danger to customers.
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Standaert said payday and title lenders have been lobbying furiously to protect their livelihoods, regardless of the cost or danger to customers.
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Still, the number of jobs that will return would be less compared to the livelihoods lost earlier, Moody’s says in the report.
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The decision cost him not only his faith, but also his purpose and livelihood.
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Here at SFO, the skycaps would not comment on how this will affect their livelihood.
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Origin and Etymology of livelihood
alteration of Middle English livelode course of life, from Old English līflād, from līf + lād course — more at lode
First Known Use: 14th century
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: a way of earning money in order to live
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