Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English

Syllables
live off
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To depend on financially.

Transitive verb

verb

To survive by consuming only a certain thing or things.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lives off (present, singular) living off (participle, present) lived off (participle, past) lived off (past)

Synonyms

live on

Questions

What does live off mean?
To depend on financially.

How to pronounce live off

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