cost of living
31Cost of living in Namibia — The cost of living in Namibia is very high.[1] [2] Namibia imports about 50% of its cereal requirements. Many other items used in daily life also need to be imported. High transportation costs make prices very high. Monopoly in some business… …
32Cost of Living (Rick Wakeman album) — For other uses, see Cost of living (disambiguation). Cost of Living Studio album by Rick Wakeman Released 1983 …
33cost-of-living bonus — /kɒst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌboʊnəs/ (say kost uhv living .bohnuhs) noun a bonus, paid to some workers, the sum of which depends on the rise in the cost of living as shown in the cost of living index …
34cost of living clause — A provision, commonly in labor agreements, and also in certain pension, retirement, and disability benefit programs, giving an automatic wage or benefit increase tied in some way to cost of living rises in the economy. Cost of living is usually… …
35cost of living clause — A provision, commonly in labor agreements, and also in certain pension, retirement, and disability benefit programs, giving an automatic wage or benefit increase tied in some way to cost of living rises in the economy. Cost of living is usually… …
36cost-of-living index — /kɒst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌɪndɛks/ (say kost uhv living .indeks) noun an index compiled from official statistics which represents the monthly rise or fall in the cost of living in terms of points as compared with a selected earlier year …
37cost-of-living increase — /ˌkɒst əv lɪvɪŋ ˌɪnkri:s/ noun an increase in salary to allow it to keep up with the increased cost of living …
38cost-of-living index — /ˌkɒst əv lɪvɪŋ ˌɪndeks/ noun the way of measuring the cost of living which is shown as a percentage increase on the figure for the previous year. It is similar to the consumer price index, but includes other items such as the interest on… …
39cost-of-living allowance — /ˌkɒst əv lɪvɪŋ əˌlaυəns/ noun an addition to normal salary to cover increases in the cost of living (NOTE: The US term is COLA.) …
40cost-of-living bonus — /ˌkɒst əv lɪvɪŋ ˌbəυnəs/ noun money paid to meet an increase in the cost of living …
