noun
livestock
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noun
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Animals kept on a farm, such as cattle, sheep, or pigs, raised for food, labour, or other products.
"The farm keeps livestock as well as growing crops."
"Livestock prices rose sharply this year."
How to Use Livestock
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFarm animals raised for food or work.
Common pairings
raise livestock
livestock farming
livestock market
Word Forms
livestocks plural
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Etymology
A compound of live + stock, "stock" here meaning goods or property kept on a farm.