living

living
n.
livelihood

1) to earn, get (BE), make a living

2) to eke out a living (to eke out a precarious living)

3) a comfortable; honest living (to earn a comfortable living)

manner of existence

4) communal; high; suburban living

5) a standard of living

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['lɪvɪŋ]
make a living
suburban living
get (BE)
honest living (to earn a comfortable living)
['livelihood'] to earn
['manner of existence'] communal
a comfortable
a standard of living
to eke out a living (to eke out a precarious living)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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