standard of living
noun phrase
1
: the necessities, comforts, and luxuries enjoyed or aspired to by an individual or group
2
: a minimum of necessities, comforts, or luxuries held essential to maintaining a person or group in customary or proper status or circumstances
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Social Security benefits are modest compared with elsewhere When workers retire and start collecting benefits, the change in their standard of living can vary tremendously.
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Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
With the economy on the rise, some members of the middle class enjoyed a more comfortable standard of living.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 13 June 2024
Legislators must fix Tier 6 to protect our public services and maintain a standard of living and quality of life that 20 million New Yorkers have rightfully come to expect and deserve.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
Still, Americans, especially younger and future generations, will feel the loss with a lower standard of living.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
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Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
With the economy on the rise, some members of the middle class enjoyed a more comfortable standard of living.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 13 June 2024
Legislators must fix Tier 6 to protect our public services and maintain a standard of living and quality of life that 20 million New Yorkers have rightfully come to expect and deserve.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
Still, Americans, especially younger and future generations, will feel the loss with a lower standard of living.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for standard of living
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“Standard of living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard%20of%20living. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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