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# livelihood

«livelihood» in Mova's school dictionary: **the way a person earns money to pay for food and a home** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (livelihoods)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «livelihood» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/livelihood/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.