livestock
noun
Simple meaning
Any animals kept for use or profit.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
lyvstahkSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlaɪvstɑk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Any animals kept for use or profit
Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Any animals kept for use or profit
Used this way, livestock is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- farm animal , more casual, better suited to speech than writing
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More ways to use livestock
- “The farmer kept various livestock, including cows and chickens.”
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Synonyms
Sense: any animals kept for use or profit
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