cost of living
21cost of living allowance — ➔ allowance * * * cost of living allowance UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION COLA) ► ECONOMICS, HR extra money that some people receive from their employer, for example, because they work in an area that is very expensive, or because prices have… …
22cost of living adjustment — ➔ adjustment * * * cost of living adjustment UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION COLA) ► ECONOMICS, HR an increase in a person s wages, pension, etc. that is made once a year according to how much the prices of things such as food, transport, and… …
23cost of living index — ➔ index1 * * * cost of living index UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► ECONOMICS a list of the prices of basic goods and services, showing how they change in a particular period of time, as a way of measuring inflation: »The newspaper s own… …
24cost of living clause — n: a clause in an agreement (as a collective bargaining agreement) that provides for increase of payments (as wages) made under the agreement in some proportion to the increase in the cost of living Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
25cost of living, the — noun the amount of money you need in order to pay for basic things such as food, clothes, shelter, heating, and transportation ╾ ,cost of living adjective: a cost of living allowance …
26cost of living index — An official number showing the cost of living at a certain date compared with that at another date taken as a standard • • • Main Entry: ↑cost …
27cost–of–living index — n: consumer price index Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
28cost of living — cost′ of liv′ing n. bus the average that a person or family pays for such necessary goods and services as food, clothing, and rent …
29Cost-of-living index — A cost of living index is a theoretical price index that measures relative cost of living over time or regions. It is an index that measures differences in the price of goods and services, and allows for substitutions to other items as prices… …
30Cost of living index — A cost of living index is a theoretical price index that measures relative cost of living over time. There are many different methodologies that have been developed to approximate cost of living indexes, including methods that allow for… …
