Livelihood — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the financial means whereby one lives

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪvlihˌʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪvlihˌʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪvlihˌʊd/

4 syllables Say it as /lˈaɪvlihˌʊd/.

Examples

each child was expected to pay for their keep
he applied to the state for support
he could no longer earn his own livelihood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

keep sustenance living support bread and butter

Parts of Speech

noun	the financial means whereby one lives “each child was expected to pay for their keep”

Word Forms

support	verb	support materially or financially
keep	verb	supply with necessities and support
sustain	verb	supply with necessities and support

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lebensunterhalt

die finanziellen Mittel, mit denen man lebt

🇫🇷French

moyens de subsistance

les moyens financiers avec lesquels on vit

🇪🇸Spanish

sustento

los medios financieros con los que uno vive

🇮🇹Italian

mezzi di sostentamento

i mezzi finanziari con cui si vive

🇳🇱Dutch

levensonderhoud

de financiële middelen waarmee iemand leeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

meios de subsistência

os meios financeiros pelos quais se vive

🇷🇺Russian

средства к существованию

финансовые средства, благодаря которым человек живет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आजीविका

वित्तीय साधन जिससे कोई जीवन यापन करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জীবিকা

আর্থিক অর্থ যেখানে একজন জীবনযাপন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

வாழ்வாதாரம்

ஒருவர் வாழும் நிதி வழிமுறைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

జీవనోపాధి

ఒకరు జీవించే ఆర్థిక సాధనాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

उपजीविका

आर्थिक साधन ज्याद्वारे माणूस जगतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

આજીવિકા

નાણાકીય અર્થ એ છે કે જેના દ્વારા વ્યક્તિ જીવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೀವನೋಪಾಯ

ಒಬ್ಬರು ಬದುಕುವ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ವಿಧಾನಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപജീവനം

ഒരാൾ ജീവിക്കുന്ന സാമ്പത്തിക മാർഗങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਜ਼ੀ-ਰੋਟੀ

ਵਿੱਤੀ ਮਤਲਬ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਕੋਈ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذریعہ معاش

مالی کا مطلب ہے جس میں کوئی رہتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生计

一个人赖以生存的经济手段

🇯🇵Japanese

生活

人が生きていくための経済的手段

🇰🇷Korean

살림

사람이 살아가는 데 필요한 재정적 수단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sinh kế

phương tiện tài chính mà một người sống

🇹🇭Thai

การดำรงชีวิต

เครื่องมือทางการเงินในการดำรงชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

mata pencaharian

sarana finansial dimana seseorang hidup

🇵🇭Filipino

kabuhayan

ang pinansiyal na paraan kung saan nabubuhay ang isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

rezeki

cara kewangan di mana seseorang itu hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سبل العيش

الوسائل المالية التي يعيش بها المرء

🇮🇷Persian

امرار معاش

امکانات مالی که در آن فرد زندگی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

geçim kaynağı

kişinin yaşadığı finansal araçlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּרנָסָה

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