STANDARD OF LIFE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group

Example:

the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system

Synonyms:

living standards; standard of life; standard of living

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("standard of life" is a kind of...):

degree; level; point; stage (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process)

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