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livelihood
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As a noun, livelihood means a means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
Meanings of livelihood
5 meaningsnoun
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
“an independent livelihood;  to make / earn / gain a good livelihood”
now rareProperty which brings in an income; an estate.
The financial means whereby one lives
“each child was expected to pay for their keep”
“he applied to the state for support”
“he could no longer earn his own livelihood”
Similar: support, keep, living, bread and butter, sustenance
Older and rare meanings (2)
obsoleteLiveliness; appearance of life.
obsoleteThe course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).