livelihood
noun
[ ˈlʌɪvlɪhʊd ]
• a means of securing the necessities of life.
• "people whose livelihoods depend on the rainforest"
Similar:
income,
source of income,
means of support,
means,
living,
subsistence,
keep,
maintenance,
sustenance,
nourishment,
daily bread,
upkeep,
job,
day job,
work,
employment,
occupation,
trade,
profession,
career,
bread and butter,
Origin:
Old English līflād ‘way of life’, from līf ‘life’ + lād ‘course’ (see lode). The change in the word's form in the 16th century was due to association with lively and -hood.
