livestock
noun
live·stock
ˈlīv-ˌstäk 
: animals kept or raised for use or pleasure
especially
: farm animals kept for use and profit
Examples of livestock in a Sentence
a market where livestock are bought and sold
a market where livestock is bought and sold
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Soybeans are particularly important as a key ingredient in livestock feed.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
He's expanded his livestock business to sheep and chickens.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025
The community grew cash crops such as cotton and corn and raised livestock.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Burrow pitched in on the daily chores, feeding the livestock and working in the fields, and enjoyed track and cheerleading in high school before heading off to Beloit College in Wisconsin in 1982.
—Andrew Abrahams, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
He's expanded his livestock business to sheep and chickens.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025
The community grew cash crops such as cotton and corn and raised livestock.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Burrow pitched in on the daily chores, feeding the livestock and working in the fields, and enjoyed track and cheerleading in high school before heading off to Beloit College in Wisconsin in 1982.
—Andrew Abrahams, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for livestock
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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livestock
noun
live·stock
ˈlīv-ˌstäk
: animals kept or raised
especially
: farm animals kept for use and profit
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