Livelihood vs. Sustenance

Livelihoodnoun

A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).

Livelihoodnoun

Property which brings in an income; an estate.

Livelihoodnoun

(obsolete) Liveliness; appearance of life.

Livelihoodnoun

(obsolete) The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

Livelihoodnoun

Subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support; the means for support of life; maintenance.

Livelihoodnoun

Liveliness; appearance of life.

Livelihoodnoun

the financial means whereby one lives;

Livelihood

A person's livelihood (derived from life-lode, cf. OG lib-leit) refers to their .

Sustenancenoun

Something that provides support or nourishment.

Sustenancenoun

The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

Sustenancenoun

That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance.

Sustenancenoun

a source of materials to nourish the body

Sustenancenoun

the financial means whereby one lives;

Sustenancenoun

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence;

Sustenance

Sustenance can refer to any means of subsistence or livelihood.