living standard

American  

noun

• living standards
  plural

1. standard of living.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• living standards
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of living standard

First recorded in 1940–45

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Example Sentences

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living standard

"I wanted to make my living standard so high. I wanted good social security."

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

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

The poll found that 42% of adults find it very or somewhat likely that today’s youth “will have a better living standard, better homes, a better education and so on.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

"Our living standard has come down over the last few years due to rising prices, while income remains stagnant," said Raghavendra Gadag, 39, a transporter, who had come to the Congress meeting.

From Reuters ● Oct. 15, 2022

So tenuous was the colony's ability to maintain an adequate and healthful living standard, that the destructive and disrupting impact of the massacre brought a period of severe famine and sickness.

From Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 by Thomas Proctor Hughes

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