make a living
Support oneself financially
To make a living is to earn enough money to support oneself and cover basic needs like food, housing, and other necessities.
The phrase often appears with modifiers indicating quality or method: you might make a good living, a decent living, or a modest living depending on your income level.
She makes a living as a freelance photographer.
It's hard to make a living in this economy.
Regular monetary receipts
- wagesPayment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- employmentPaid occupation status
job · work · career · profession · earnings · freelance · gig · side hustle
Continue to exist
- subsistMaintain minimal existence
- get bySurvive with minimal resources
- provideSupply or make available
- maintainKeep in condition
scrape by · keep afloat · eke out · manage · cope · stability · self-sufficiency · independence
income
Regular monetary receipts
employment · job · work · career · profession · earnings · freelance · gig · side hustle · commission
survive
Continue to exist
- subsistMaintain minimal existence
- get bySurvive with minimal resources
- provideSupply or make available
maintain · scrape by · keep afloat · eke out · manage · cope · stability · self-sufficiency · independence · security