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live off

verb

Meaning

  1. To depend on financially.
  2. To survive by consuming only a certain thing or things.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

live on(English)live by(English)live and die by(English)rely on(English)rest(English)hinge on(English)be up to(English)live(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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