living standard

noun

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Experts sent Americans to the stars, invented technology to improve living standards, and attempted to limit Soviet encroachments by fine-tuning intelligence and military operations. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024 And in the two centuries following the Industrial Revolution, living standards improved and extreme poverty plummeted. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024 Personal income growth, a driver of rising living standards, went from third best in the nation to 39th. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2024 The report took into account living standards, cultural environment, housing, infrastructure, air quality and other features that can make a city either an attractive or uninspiring place to live. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for living standard 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of living standard was in 1896

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“Living standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20standard. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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