living standard

noun

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In a system of entrenched fiscal dominance, GDP can rise while living standards fail to keep pace because the unit of account used by the entire economy is constantly changing. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 History has repeatedly shown that socialism doesn’t work, as ideas that seem good in theory often turn into a mess of government bureaucracy, inefficiency, and inertia, setting society and living standards back instead of moving them forward. Time, 26 June 2025 Germans are more pessimistic about their living standards now than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008. Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025 Economists believe that higher productivity fuels economic growth and raises living standards over the long run. Andrew Fieldhouse, The Conversation, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for living standard

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of living standard was in 1896

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“Living standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20standard. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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