to live up to one's income

  • 11live on — ► live off (or on) 1) depend on or have available as a source of income or support. 2) eat as a major part of one s diet. Main Entry: ↑live …

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  • 12Live food fish trade — The live food fish trade is a global system that links fishing communities with markets, primarily in Hong Kong and mainland China. Many of the fish are captured on coral reefs in Southeast Asia or the Pacific Island nations.Consumer demandLive… …

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  • 13One-child policy — Government sign in Tang Shan: For a prosperous, powerful nation and a happy family, please practice family planning. The one child policy (simplified Chinese: 计划生育政策; traditional Chinese: 計劃生育政策; pinyin: jìhuà shēngyù zhèngcè; literally policy of …

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  • 14income — 01. It is generally quite difficult to raise a family on a single [income] in this country today, so very often both parents work full time. 02. Their combined family [income] is about $50,000 a year. 03. Tax is payable on all [income] received… …

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  • 15Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, California — Infobox Settlement official name = Live Oak, California other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = CDP motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem… …

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  • 16One Life to Live minor families — For related performers, see List of One Life to Live characters. Though the American soap opera One Life to Live has focused predominantly on the families of Victoria Lord, Asa Buchanan and Dorian Cramer Lord, many other families have played a… …

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  • 17live — live1 [lɪv] verb 1》 remain alive.     ↘be alive at a specified time.     ↘spend one s life in a particular way.     ↘supply oneself with the means of subsistence. 2》 make one s home in a place or with a person. 3》 be remembered: her name lived on …

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  • 18live — 1. v. 1 intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed (lives on fruit). 3 intr. (foll. by on, off) depend for subsistence (lives off the family; lives on income from investments). 4 intr. (foll. by on,… …

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  • 19income tax — A state or federal government s levy on individuals as personal income tax and on the earnings of corporations as corporate income tax. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * income tax ˈincome tax noun [countable, uncountable] TAX in Britain, a… …

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  • 20live — 1 verb IN A PLACE/TIME 1 IN A PLACE/HOME (intransitive always + adv/prep) to have your home in a particular place: live in/at/with/near etc: Where do you live? | We used to live in Bakersfield. | They have one daughter who still lives with them.… …

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