Livelihood

n.	1.	Subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support; the means for support of life; maintenance. The opportunities of gaining an honest livelihood. - Addison. It is their profession and livelihood to get their living by practices for which they deserve to forfeit their lives. - South.
	1.	Liveliness; appearance of life.

Noun

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livelihood - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" Synonyms: bread and butter, keep, sustenance, living, support

TLC, alimentation, alimony, art, bread, bread and butter, care, craft, daily bread, economic support, emolument, endowment, fee, handicraft, living, maintenance, manna, meat, mothering, nourishment, nurture, pay, price support, provision, salary, stipend, subsidization, subsidy, subvention, sustainment, sustentation, tender loving care, upkeep, wage