livelihood
lahyv lee hood
- n  the financial means whereby one lives
                    
                        
                            
he could no longer earn his own livelihood 
- Last year she provided the livelihood for some 500 women in the Assam region of India who spun eri silk by hand for Dosa.
 - Yet his own life was a constant scramble for livelihood and influence, he spent much of his time in exile, and almost none of his cherished schemes came near to fruition.
 - Activist Got his eyes on the prize Through his right livelihood awards, Jakob Von Uexkull honors alternative thinkers.