source of income

NOUN

livelihood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

employment income living subsistence sustenance

STRONG

alimentation art business circumstances craft game grind job keep maintenance means profession racket resources slot support thing trade vocation work

WEAK

bread and butter nine-to-five rat race what one is into

Antonyms

STRONG

avocation entertainment fun pastime recreation unemployment

Example Sentences

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They are not his only source of income.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Throughout the rest of his life, Coe continued to make music, but turned to live performances as his primary source of income.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“Without a source of income, I think it becomes very difficult for the regime to continue to stay in power,” said Miller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

That leaves about 27% with Social Security as their sole source of income, according to Pew research.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Since he’d been laid off eighteen months earlier, it was his only source of income.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

source of income

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