living standard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of living standard
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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But the annual income needed for a minimum retirement living standard was £13,400 a year for one person and £21,600 for two, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association estimates .
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
UAW leadership is demanding living standard improvements, the elimination of the two-tiered employment system as well as a historic 40% wage increase.
From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2023
Despite efforts to align income, employees in former East Germany still make less money and have a lower living standard.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023
A whopping 96% felt their living standard was better than their parents' at the same age.
From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023
And so the colonel, with no business incentive, acumen, or adaptability, and with the inherited handicap of a luxurious living standard, made a brave onslaught on his patrimony.
From Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course by Ferguson, W. B. M. (William Blair Morton)
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