livelihood
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
Example
“an independent livelihood;  to make / earn / gain / win a good livelihood by the sweat of one's brow”
Other meanings
Property which brings in an income; an estate.
Liveliness; appearance of life.
Synonyms
- support
- keep
- living
- bread and butter
Word history
From Old English "līflād" (course of life, conduct).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “livelihood” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.