living
♦ liv|ing /l'ɪvɪŋ/ (livings)
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing
The work that you do for a living is the work that you do in order to earn the money that you need.
Father never talked about what he did for a living...
He earns his living doing all kinds of things.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] with supp
You use living when you are talking about the quality of people's daily lives.
Olivia has always been a model of healthy living.
...the stresses of urban living.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
You use living to talk about the places where people relax when they are not working.
The spacious living quarters were on the second floor...
The study links the main living area to the kitchen.
4 [N-PLURAL] the N
The living are people who are alive, rather than people who have died.
The young man is dead. We have only to consider the living.
≠ dead
5
in living memory: see memorycost of liv|ing
[N-SING]
The cost of living is the average amount of money that people in a particular place need in order to be able to afford basic food, housing, and clothing.
Companies are moving jobs to towns with a lower cost of living.liv|ing room (living rooms)
also living-room
[N-COUNT]
The living room in a house is the room where people sit and relax.
We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.
= sitting room, loungeliv|ing stand|ard (living standards)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Living standards or living standard is used to refer to the level of comfort in which people live, which usually depends on how much money they have.
Cheaper housing would vastly improve the living standards of ordinary people...
Critics say his reforms have caused the fall in living standards.liv|ing wage
[N-SING] usu a N
A living wage is a wage which is just enough to enable you to buy food, clothing, and other necessary things.
Many farmers have to depend on subsidies to make a living wage.liv|ing will (living wills)
[N-COUNT]
A living will is a document in which you say what medical or legal decisions you want people to make for you if you become too ill to make these decisions yourself.stand|ard of liv|ing (standards of living)
[N-COUNT]
Your standard of living is the level of comfort and wealth which you have.
We'll continue to fight for a decent standard of living for our members.
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing
The work that you do for a living is the work that you do in order to earn the money that you need.
Father never talked about what he did for a living...
He earns his living doing all kinds of things.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] with supp
You use living when you are talking about the quality of people's daily lives.
Olivia has always been a model of healthy living.
...the stresses of urban living.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
You use living to talk about the places where people relax when they are not working.
The spacious living quarters were on the second floor...
The study links the main living area to the kitchen.
4 [N-PLURAL] the N
The living are people who are alive, rather than people who have died.
The young man is dead. We have only to consider the living.
≠ dead
5
in living memory: see memorycost of liv|ing
[N-SING]
The cost of living is the average amount of money that people in a particular place need in order to be able to afford basic food, housing, and clothing.
Companies are moving jobs to towns with a lower cost of living.liv|ing room (living rooms)
also living-room
[N-COUNT]
The living room in a house is the room where people sit and relax.
We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.
= sitting room, loungeliv|ing stand|ard (living standards)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Living standards or living standard is used to refer to the level of comfort in which people live, which usually depends on how much money they have.
Cheaper housing would vastly improve the living standards of ordinary people...
Critics say his reforms have caused the fall in living standards.liv|ing wage
[N-SING] usu a N
A living wage is a wage which is just enough to enable you to buy food, clothing, and other necessary things.
Many farmers have to depend on subsidies to make a living wage.liv|ing will (living wills)
[N-COUNT]
A living will is a document in which you say what medical or legal decisions you want people to make for you if you become too ill to make these decisions yourself.stand|ard of liv|ing (standards of living)
[N-COUNT]
Your standard of living is the level of comfort and wealth which you have.
We'll continue to fight for a decent standard of living for our members.