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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Within minutes, the driver pulls back onto the road to haul the feed to an Algoma dairy farm, where livestock will eat it.
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Out of all livestock commodities, the cattle industry also has the longest business cycle.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Those records show that confirmed wolf depredations on livestock increased for the second consecutive year in 2024.
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Using livestock for landscaping isn’t new.
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Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Out of all livestock commodities, the cattle industry also has the longest business cycle.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Those records show that confirmed wolf depredations on livestock increased for the second consecutive year in 2024.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Using livestock for landscaping isn’t new.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 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 10 Oct. 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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