Definitions for standard of living

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

stand′ard of liv′ing(n.)

  1. a level of subsistence and comfort in daily life maintained by a community, class, or individual.

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Origin of standard of living:

1900–05

Princeton's WordNet

  1. standard of living, standard of life(noun)

    a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group

    "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. standard of living(noun)ˈstæn dərd

    how comfortable sb's life is

    Compared to 100 years ago, we have a much higher standard of living.

Wiktionary

  1. standard of living(Noun)

    A relative measure of the quality of life of a person or group has.


Translations for standard of living

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

standard of living(noun)

the level of comfort and welfare achieved in any particular society.

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