living off
Depending on for
Living off describes depending on something as a source of sustenance or income.
You can live off savings, live off the land, or live off someone else's generosity.
The phrase often implies getting by without traditional employment: He's been living off his inheritance since his father died.
It can carry a note of judgment when someone lives off others: She's thirty and still living off her parents.
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- bare minimumSmallest acceptable quantity
- dependenceState of needing another
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
scavenging · fat of the land · maintenance · sponging · alimony · trust fund · savings account · foraging · support · barter · stipend · sustainability · self-sufficiency · passive income · interest payments · allowance · symbiosis · patronage
living offself-supporting
Able to maintain oneself
self-sufficient · independent · self-reliant · fending for oneself · pulling one's own weight
living offsupporting
Bearing or sustaining
sustaining · giving back · bankrolling · subsidizing · funding
living offthriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · prospering · living well · succeeding · getting ahead
living, off, live, lives, lived, liver, lively, livelihood, livable