livelihoods
Ways of earning
Livelihoods are means of earning a living—the ways people support themselves and their families.
The word emphasizes ongoing sustenance rather than wealth: Fishing provides livelihoods for coastal communities.
Threats to livelihoods—economic shifts, environmental changes, political upheaval—threaten survival itself: The factory closure destroyed the livelihoods of hundreds of workers.
Paid position of employment
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- wagesPayment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
workplace · employer · employee · hiring · unemployment · recruitment · resume · full-time
Cultivating land for food
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- herdingManaging animal groups
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
agriculture · pastoralism · smallholding · homesteading · gathering · cultivation · livestock · peasantry
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- professionTrained occupational field
- tradeExchange of commodities
- craftSkilled manual art
- callingStrongly felt purpose
expertise · specialization · qualification · training · apprenticeship · skill · artisan · practitioner
Commercial activity or occupation
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- self-employmentWorking for yourself
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- startupNew business enterprise
merchant · trader · shopkeeper · vendor · artisan · smallholder · cottage industry · hustle
Comfort and prosperity
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- social servicesPublic aid programs
grants · subsidy · relief · charity · pension · remittances · safety net · universal basic income
job
Paid position of employment
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- wagesPayment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
income · workplace · employer · employee · hiring · unemployment · recruitment · resume · full-time · part-time
farming
Cultivating land for food
hunting · agriculture · pastoralism · smallholding · homesteading · gathering · cultivation · livestock · peasantry · agrarian
career
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- professionTrained occupational field
- tradeExchange of commodities
- craftSkilled manual art
calling · expertise · specialization · qualification · training · apprenticeship · skill · artisan · practitioner · professional
business
Commercial activity or occupation
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- self-employmentWorking for yourself
- ventureRisky new undertaking
startup · merchant · trader · shopkeeper · vendor · artisan · smallholder · cottage industry · hustle · gig
welfare
Comfort and prosperity
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
social services · grants · subsidy · relief · charity · pension · remittances · safety net · universal basic income · food stamps
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
livelihoodshobbies
Leisure activities for pleasure
pastimes · leisure activities · recreations · amusements · diversions
livelihoodsdestitution
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
poverty · unemployment · indigence · penury · impoverishment
livelihoodsidleness
State of doing nothing
unemployment · inactivity · leisure · retirement · dependence