standard of living
noun phrase
1
: the necessities, comforts, and luxuries enjoyed or aspired to by an individual or group
2
: a minimum of necessities, comforts, or luxuries held essential to maintaining a person or group in customary or proper status or circumstances
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By eliminating this expense, the train company becomes more profitable and, in a future where UBI is a reality, contributes towards providing the now redundant driver (and everyone else) with a basic standard of living.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Today, despite an explosion in technology and worker productivity, many young people will have a worse standard of living than their parents.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Young families face relentless pressure just to maintain their standard of living.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
By Linda Yueh, Adjunct Professor of Economics The new British government’s first Budget is geared at boosting economic growth, which can raise standards of living as well as increase tax revenues with which to fund public services.
—London Business School, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Today, despite an explosion in technology and worker productivity, many young people will have a worse standard of living than their parents.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Young families face relentless pressure just to maintain their standard of living.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
By Linda Yueh, Adjunct Professor of Economics The new British government’s first Budget is geared at boosting economic growth, which can raise standards of living as well as increase tax revenues with which to fund public services.
—London Business School, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Standard of living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard%20of%20living. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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