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breadwinning

/bɹˈɛdwɪnɪŋ/ noun

The earning of a household's primary income.

Word Origin Breadwinning is literally 'winning bread' — from Old English winnan 'to struggle, labor, earn' and bread. The idea: the person who 'wins' the bread is the one who earns the family's sustenance through work. The same root winnan gives us win, winner, and winnings, while bread appears in breadwinner, breadline, and breadbasket.

noun The earning of a household's primary income. countable

His breadwinning allows the family to live comfortably.

(名词) 养家糊口；赚钱养家

他养家糊口的收入让家人能够舒适地生活。

(sustantivo) La obtención del ingreso principal del hogar.

Su rol como sostén de la familia le permite vivir cómodamente.

(nom) soutien de famille; gagne-pain [Fait de gagner le revenu principal d'un foyer ; activité de la personne qui subvient aux besoins financiers de la famille.]

Son breadwinning permet à la famille de vivre confortablement.

(Substantiv) Das Verdienen des Haupteinkommens eines Haushalts.

Sein **breadwinning** ermöglicht der Familie ein komfortables Leben.

(名詞) 世帯の主要な収入を得ること

彼の稼ぎのおかげで、家族は快適に暮らせている。

(substantivo) sustento; sustento da família; manutenção da família [O ganho da principal renda de um lar.]

Seu sustento permite que a família viva confortavelmente.

Synonyms: earning income generation supporting a family livelihood maintenance sustenance provision providing Antonyms: dependency reliance unemployment idleness
Word parts: bread + win + ing

Related words

winner winnings winnable

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