livelihood

n.

Means of support; subsistence.

[Middle English livelyhed, alteration (influenced by liflihed, liveliness, energy, vigor) of livelode, from Old English līflād : līf, life; see life + lād, course.]

noun

The means needed to support life: alimentation, alimony, bread, bread and butter, keep, living, maintenance, subsistence, support, sustenance, upkeep. See money.

n

Definition: occupation
Antonyms: entertainment, fun

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IN BRIEF: A means of living, or of supporting oneself.

That family made its livelihood by performing in the traveling circus.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - levebrød, udkomme, underhold

Nederlands (Dutch)
broodwinning, kostwinning

Français (French)
n. - gagne-pain, moyens d'existence

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lebensunterhalt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βιοπορισμός, μέσα συντήρησης, πόροι ζωής, τα προς το ζην

Italiano (Italian)
sussistenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - meio (m) de vida, sustento (m)

Русский (Russian)
средства к существованию

Español (Spanish)
n. - sustento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (livs) uppehälle, utkomst, levebröd, bärgning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生计, 生活, 营生

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生計, 生活, 營生

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 생계 , 살림

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 暮らし, 生計

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المعيشه, الرزق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחיה, פרנסה‬

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