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livelihood meaning in Urdu

معاش ma'āš

/ˈlaɪvlihʊd//ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

livelihood in Urdu: معاش (ma'āš). In English, livelihood means a means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).

Urdu words for livelihood

livelihood, subsistence, living
معاش ma'āš

English meaning of livelihood

  1. noun A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
  2. noun Property which brings in an income; an estate.
  3. noun Liveliness; appearance of life.
  4. noun The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

Full definition of livelihood

livelihood in a sentence

  • an independent livelihood; to make / earn / gain / win a good livelihood by the sweat of one's brow

Synonyms of livelihood

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Questions about livelihood in Urdu

What is the meaning of livelihood in Urdu?
Livelihood in Urdu is معاش (ma'āš).
livelihood کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Livelihood: معاش (ma'āš).
What does livelihood mean in English?
Livelihood means a means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).

Source and license

Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “livelihood”: معاش. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: livelihood (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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