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livelihood

li·ve·li·hood

UK/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ US/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ fairly common

noun

1.

the financial means whereby one lives

  • “each child was expected to pay for their keep”
  • “he applied to the state for support”
  • “he could no longer earn his own livelihood”
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Origin

From Middle English liflode, from Old English līflād (“course of life, conduct”), from līf (“life”) + lād (“course, journey”), later altered under the influence of lively, -hood. Compare life, lode.

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