living standard

noun

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Higher economic growth and living standards will become more challenging if the United States welcomes fewer legal immigrants. Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 With the improvement of people's living standards and the further improvement of medical security, the life expectancy of the population has continued to increase, which has played a key role in reducing the number of deaths. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 And gross domestic product per capita, a common measure of living standards, is twice as high in the US as in the EU. Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 Those projects will increase living standards in their countries but further disincentivize investment in Australia. Shivaune Field, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for living standard

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Apr. 2025.

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