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Meanings of livelihood in English

Portuguese
manutenção
Catalan
manutenció

The financial means whereby one lives.

        manutenção
        Usage of livelihood in English
        1
        State governments would continue to provide shelter and livelihood options, he said.
        Reuters
        2
        Yet every outpouring is a potential local livelihood, local business, training opportunity.
        The Guardian
        3
        Shell has violated our basic human rights to food, water and livelihood.
        The Guardian
        4
        Unlike public service employees, I have no guarantees as regards my livelihood.
        The Irish Times
        5
        They didn't have to fight to find work, to get a livelihood.
        Reuters
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        Wiping out a farmer's livelihood increases poverty and can lead to displacement.
        The Guardian
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        This encroaches on the livelihood and rights of local farmers, he added.
        Reuters
        8
        To the average settler the land was the prime source of livelihood.
        The Winning of the West, Volume 3 / The Founding of the Trans-Al...
        9
        Of course, there was a catch for such a guarantee of livelihood.
        King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b...
        10
        Still, I had nothing; not even the means of seeking a livelihood.
        Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast
        11
        It's a matter of the love and livelihood of real human beings.
        News.com.au
        12
        Self-employed people can lose their livelihood when an accident or ill-health strikes.
        The Irish Times
        13
        I must find some way of earning a livelihood: in London, perhaps.
        Verner's Pride
        14
        The obtaining of work and a livelihood is dependent upon strong organizations.
        First and Last
        15
        He racked his brains as to the means of making a livelihood.
        Maurice Guest
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        Indeed, her livelihood depends in no stinted measure upon her artistic attractions.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 / A Maga...
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