means of support
noun phrase
: a way to pay for the things that one needs to live : source of income
She has no visible means of support.
Examples of means of support in a Sentence
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The first crop of Fashion Trust US (FTUS) finalists expressed their need for more tangible means of support.
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Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
History suggests that once deployed, general purpose technologies cannot be stopped, that new employment or other means of support eventually emerge, and that the humans caught in the middle always pay a price.
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Charles Towers-Clark,
Forbes.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Most of his family has since died, his attorney said, and his primary means of support is a cousin.
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Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Universities can develop alternative means of support for research to supplement or replace government funding.
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Mark Robison,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
Without those means of support, millions of Americans wouldn't have the financial option of higher education.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
On Monday, a federal jury in Florida ruled that Chiquita knowingly provided substantial assistance to the militant group in the form of cash payments or other means of support, to a degree sufficient to create a foreseeable risk of harm.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
12 June 2024
Sharone also discusses broad policy changes that could help disable the unemployment stigma trap, such as strengthening social safety nets and doing more to decouple health care and other means of support from employment.
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Karla L. Miller,
Washington Post,
18 Jan. 2024
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Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
History suggests that once deployed, general purpose technologies cannot be stopped, that new employment or other means of support eventually emerge, and that the humans caught in the middle always pay a price.
—
Charles Towers-Clark,
Forbes.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Most of his family has since died, his attorney said, and his primary means of support is a cousin.
—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Universities can develop alternative means of support for research to supplement or replace government funding.
—
Mark Robison,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
Without those means of support, millions of Americans wouldn't have the financial option of higher education.
—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
On Monday, a federal jury in Florida ruled that Chiquita knowingly provided substantial assistance to the militant group in the form of cash payments or other means of support, to a degree sufficient to create a foreseeable risk of harm.
—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
12 June 2024
Sharone also discusses broad policy changes that could help disable the unemployment stigma trap, such as strengthening social safety nets and doing more to decouple health care and other means of support from employment.
—
Karla L. Miller,
Washington Post,
18 Jan. 2024
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“Means of support.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/means%20of%20support. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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