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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The long-term problem comes from a fact about innovation: a small number of people account for a large share of the ideas which improve our standard of living.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
How will the pay affect your standard of living or taxes in the new location?
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 14 May 2025
In the wealthier parts of town, affluent South Africans enjoy a better standard of living than in much of Europe or the U.S.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 11 May 2025
The standard of living is going to be lower than their parents’.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
How will the pay affect your standard of living or taxes in the new location?
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 14 May 2025
In the wealthier parts of town, affluent South Africans enjoy a better standard of living than in much of Europe or the U.S.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 11 May 2025
The standard of living is going to be lower than their parents’.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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 23 May. 2025.
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