Definitions for Livelihood
ˈlaɪv liˌhʊdliveli·hood

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenancenoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. livelihoodnoun

   The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

2. livelihoodnoun

   A person's means of supporting himself.

3. livelihoodnoun

   Property which brings in an income; an estate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Livelihoodnoun

   Support of life; maintenance; means of living.

   Etymology: It appears to me corrupted from livelode.

   Ah! luckless babe! born under cruel star,
   And in dead parents baleful ashes bred;
   Full little weenest thou what sorrows are,
   Left thee for portion of thy livelihood. Fairy Queen.

   That rebellion drove the lady from thence, to find a livelihood out of her own estate. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   He brings disgrace upon his character, to submit to the picking up of a livelihood in that strolling way of canting and begging. Roger L'Estrange.

   It is their profession and livelihood to get their living by those practices, for which they deserve to forfeit their lives. Robert South, Sermons.

   They have been as often banished out of most other places; which must very much disperse a people, and oblige them to seek a livelihood where they can find it. Joseph Addison, Spect.

   Trade employs multitudes of hands, and furnishes the poorest of our fellow subjects with the opportunities of gaining an honest livelihood: the skilful or industrious find their account in it. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 42.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. livelihood

   A livelihood refers to the means by which an individual or household generates income or resources, typically for the purpose of sustaining life. This could include work, business activities, agriculture, trade, or any other economic activity that provides food, shelter, clothing, and other necessities of life.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Livelihoodnoun

   subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support; support of life; maintenance

2. Livelihoodnoun

   liveliness; appearance of life

3. Etymology: [OE. livelode, liflode, prop., course of life, life's support, maintenance, fr. AS. lf life + ld road, way, maintenance. Confused with livelihood liveliness. See Life, and Lode.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Livelihood

   līv′li-hood, n. means of living: support—(obs.) Live′lihed. [A.S. líf. life, lád, a way.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Livelihood in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Livelihood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Livelihood in a Sentence

1. Ronit Lupu:

   This discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported, the grinding tools, mortars and pestles, like the basalt bowl, attest to technological skills as well as to the kinds of crafts practiced in the local community.

2. Humanitarian Affairs Sadiya Farouq:

   This incident is particularly sad because it has become perennial. This is causing serious damage to schools, houses, and the livelihood of the people.

3. Lance Tumes:

   People here deal with water. Water is their livelihood, i think the Nationals have just treated them like mugs, and I think they've had enough.

4. Syed Mahmood Ahmad:

   Regulatory impositions adversely impact the livelihood of farmers, the legal cigarette business.

5. Lata Bandgar:

   It's like they don't exist without a man. We have to prove their existence in the eyes of the government to even get them identification and basic benefits, a piece of land to work on and a home to live in are their basic rights - it's tied to their identity, livelihood and status in the community. Without it they are nothing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Livelihood
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Livelihood
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Livelihood
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Livelihood
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Livelihood