living
Usage
What are other ways to say living?
Living and livelihood (a somewhat more formal word), both refer to what one earns to keep (oneself) alive, but are seldom interchangeable within the same phrase: to earn one's living; to threaten one's livelihood. “To make a living” suggests making just enough to keep alive, and is particularly frequent in the negative: You cannot make a living out of that. “To make a livelihood out of something” suggests rather making a business of it: to make a livelihood out of knitting hats. Maintenance refers usually to what is spent for the living of another: to provide for the maintenance of someone. Maintenance occasionally refers to the allowance itself provided for livelihood: They are entitled to a maintenance from this estate.
Example Sentences
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"And even perhaps, if we get the treatment right, get near normal living in the longer term."
From BBC
People are living longer and earning steady income for longer periods of time, so BlackRock’s target-date funds will now have a higher exposure to stocks, the asset manager said in a regulatory filing.
From MarketWatch
A major analysis published in The Lancet estimates that the number of people living with osteoarthritis could approach one billion by 2050.
From Science Daily
The show featured the actors who played the Brady kids taking sledgehammers to the interiors while “Property Brothers” stars Drew and Jonathan Scott reshaped the living spaces.
From Los Angeles Times
What he did bring with him was a spinet piano that he set up in the living room and an acoustic guitar that usually occupied his bedroom.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
