living standard

noun

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Economists believe that higher productivity fuels economic growth and raises living standards over the long run. Andrew Fieldhouse, The Conversation, 12 June 2025 Anticipated to generate new job opportunities, attract foreign investments, and elevate living standards, this visionary project aims to elevate Riyadh's global standing as a modern metropolis. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 Especially when political gridlock is derailing efforts to increase Korean innovation and living standards. William Pesek, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 Yet the most influential claims about inequality rest on selective readings of history and partial measurements of living standards. Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for living standard

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First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of living standard was in 1896

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“Living standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20standard. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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