Make a living

To make a living is to earn money in a profession.

Keywords:

Learn

DefinitionYour turn

To make a living is to earn money in a profession — enough money to live on. It’s hard making a living as a musical artist these days. Sure, the superstars do well, but if you’re not getting millions of streams, you can’t make a good living. Jeff makes a living in his day job in consulting, but his real passion is this program!

Use realistic expressions like a native speaker


Plus+ feature

Write a sentence with this Expression

Get personal, human feedback on the examples that you write. Build the confidence to use this Expression in the real world

Back to Casual Dictionary