livelihood.
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
Meaning & usage
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
an independent livelihood; to make / earn / gain / win a good livelihood by the sweat of one's brow
Property which brings in an income; an estate.
Liveliness; appearance of life.
The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.
Where this word comes from
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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