LIVELIHOOD

Livelihood

A person's livelihood refers to their "means of securing the basic necessities -food, water, shelter and clothing- of life". Livelihood is defined as a set of activities, involving securing water, food, fodder, medicine, shelter, clothing and the capacity to acquire above necessities working either individually or as a group by using endowments for meeting the requirements of the self and his/her household on a sustainable basis with dignity. The activities are usually carried out repeatedly. For instance, a fisherman's livelihood depends on the availability and accessibility of fish.

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livelihood

Noun

  1. The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.
  2. A person's means of supporting himself.
  3. Property which brings in an income; an estate.
  4. liveliness; appearance of life


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