breadwinning

/ˈbrɛdˌwɪnɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of breadwinning - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

Rare

earning the main money to support a family or group

Rare

Breadwinning can be stressful for many parents.

dissected

incised

Adjective

financial support

Rare

earning the main income for a household

Rare

She is the breadwinning partner in their marriage.

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Origin of breadwinning

English, bread (food) + win (gain)

Examples of breadwinning in a sentence

She resented being pushed into breadwinning while her partner studied.
His breadwinning role supports the entire family.
In their household, the breadwinning duties are shared.

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French:le fait d'assumer la charge financière principale, pourvoyeur de revenus, ...
German:Ernährerrolle, hauptverdienend, ...
Italian:mantenimento, sostegno economico, ...
Spanish:sustento, proveedor principal, ...
Portuguese:sustento, sustentador, ...
Chinese:养家, 经济支柱的, ...
Japanese:大黒柱としての稼ぎ, 稼ぎ手の, ...
Arabic:إِعَالَة, معيل, ...
Hebrew:פַּרְנַסַת הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה, מְפַרְנֵס, ...
Russian:обеспечение семьи, главный добытчик, ...
Ukrainian:забезпечення сім'ї, годувальник, ...
Hindi:रोज़ी-रोटी कमाना, मुख्य कमाने वाली, ...
Bengali:অর্থউপার্জন, প্রধান উপার্জনকারী, ...
Catalan:sosteniment econòmic, sostenidor, ...
Czech:živitelství, živitelský, ...
Danish:forsørgelse, forsørgende, ...
Dutch:kostwinnerschap, kostwinnend, ...
Greek:βιοπορισμός, βασικός εισοδηματίας, ...
Hungarian:családfenntartás, kenyérkereső, ...
Khmer:ការរកចំណូលចិញ្ចឹមគ្រួសារ, រកចំណូលចម្បង, ...
Korean:생계부양, 주 수입을 버는, ...
Persian:نان‌آوری, نان‌آور, ...
Polish:utrzymywanie rodziny, zarabiający na utrzymanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):sustento, sustentador, ...
Romanian:întreținere, care aduce venitul principal, ...
Swedish:försörjning, försörjande, ...
Thai:การหาเลี้ยงครอบครัว, หารายได้หลัก, ...
Turkish:eve ekmek getirme, geçim sağlayan, ...
Vietnamese:việc kiếm tiền nuôi gia đình, trụ cột tài chính, ...

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Adjective

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