LIVELIHOOD


Meaning of LIVELIHOOD in English

noun

VERB + LIVELIHOOD

▪ earn , gain

▪ provide

Fishing provides a ~ for many people.

▪ protect , secure

an insurance policy to secure your ~ in old age

▪ affect , threaten

The new law threatens the ~ of thousands of farmers.

▪ destroy , take away

▪ lose

LIVELIHOOD + VERB

▪ depend on sth

people whose ~ depends on the forest

PHRASES

▪ a means of ~ , a source of ~

The boat was his main source of ~.

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