livelihood — live‧li‧hood [ˈlaɪvlihʊd] noun [countable, uncountable] the way in which you earn money in order to live: • If a commercial beekeeper makes a mistake and his bees die, he has lost his livelihood. • In that area many people relied on the coconut… … Financial and business terms
livelihood — 1610s, alteration of livelode means of keeping alive (c.1300), from O.E. lifad course of life, from lif life + lad way, course (see LOAD (Cf. load)). Cf. O.H.G. libleita. Spelling assimilated to words in hood. Earlier livelihood was a different… … Etymology dictionary
Livelihood — Live li*hood, n. [Lively + hood.] Liveliness; appearance of life. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
livelihood — I noun business, calling, career, craft, employment, enterprise, job, keep, line of work, living, maintenance, means, occupation, position, profession, pursuit, resources, situation, source of income, subsistence, support, sustainment, sustenance … Law dictionary
livelihood — *living, subsistence, sustenance, maintenance, support, keep, bread Analogous words: *trade, craft, handicraft, art, profession: *wage or wages, salary, pay, stipend, fee, emolument … New Dictionary of Synonyms
livelihood — [n] occupation alimentation, art, bread and butter*, business, circumstances, craft, employment, game*, grind*, income, job, keep*, living, maintenance, means, nineto five*, profession, racket*, rat race*, resources, slot, source of income,… … New thesaurus
livelihood — ► NOUN ▪ a means of securing the necessities of life. ORIGIN Old English, «way of life» … English terms dictionary
livelihood — [līv′lē hood΄] n. [ME livelode < OE liflad, course of life < lif, LIFE + lad, course (see LOAD): form altered by assoc. with LIVELY & HOOD] means of living or of supporting life; subsistence … English World dictionary
livelihood — noun VERB + LIVELIHOOD ▪ earn, gain ▪ provide ▪ Fishing provides a livelihood for many people. ▪ protect, secure ▪ … Collocations dictionary
livelihood — live|li|hood [ˈlaıvlihud] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: lifelode way of living (11 17 centuries), from Old English, from lif life + lad ( LODE) (influenced by lively and hood)] the way you earn money in order to live a means/source of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
