livelihood
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
- Community participants made positive assessments of the Sundarbans as a valuable community livelihood source and wildlife resource.
- means of livelihood
- secure a livelihood
- a source of livelihood
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Watch on YouTubeIt killed the lives and livelihoods of billions of people.
- It killed the lives and livelihoods of billions of people.
- I prioritized lives, livelihoods and individual liberties.
- So that is my point, which is, yes, automation has destroyed livelihoods in communities.
- But that doesn't mean that you should take away someone's livelihood.
- How do you balance that with the possibility of a #ruining a man's livelihood when it wasn't true?
- And the capitalistic system is designed to make sure that our livelihoods get better.
- Like this is the source of our livelihood, right?
- It doesn't make sense to save those jobs as a means of saving the livelihood of the people who hold those jobs.
- Most threats to livelihoods are not due to medical events.
- And still taking the High Road, High Road a bit because a lot of people's livelihoods are at stake.
- And even you, how did you turn an opportunity into a livelihood?
- People's people are dying, people's people's livelihoods are disintegrating.
- You mentioned that they come for your, your livelihood and they want to destroy you.
Examples
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Further action is necessary to develop appropriate alternative livelihood options in the Sundarbans.
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Plant closures in such cases will destroy the livelihood of entire rural communities.
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But it's like, it's me, it's my livelihood, it's my health, it's everything.
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Moving to towns in search of relief or alternative livelihood became common practice.
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Concrete losses include homes, livelihood, country of birth, and loved ones.
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They understand that their entire livelihood is connected to this factory making a profit.
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In Pakistan, dairy goats are the main livelihood source for poor farmers.
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Community participants viewed livelihood security through co-management as a way to achieve sustainability.
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Some people have also lost their job or had their livelihoods substantially curtailed.
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In Pakistan, dairy goats are the main livelihood source for poor farmers.
Synonyms
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1.3
The work a person does to earn money
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Money someone earns to support themselves
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3.0
The main way a person earns money
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5.5
Money or food needed to live
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6.4
Money or work that helps you live
Antonyms
How Much
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word livelihood comes from live plus the old ending -hood, which meant 'state' and appears in words like childhood and neighborhood. So livelihood is the 'state of living', meaning the way you earn the money and things you need to live.