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# livelihood

noun (livelihoods)

«livelihood» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A livelihood is the way a person earns money to pay for food and a home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/livelihood/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a poor man's means of earning his living, such as playing music or selling goods.

### Examples

- A fisherman earns his livelihood from the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/livelihood/#x1)
- The fiddler lost his livelihood when he lost his fiddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/livelihood/#x2)
- Many farmers depend on the land for a livelihood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/livelihood/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «livelihood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/livelihood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«livelihood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/livelihood.html) on Mova free.