the cost of living
21Cost of living — For other uses, see The Cost of Living (disambiguation). Cost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living. Changes in the cost of living over time are often operationalized in a cost of living index. Cost of living… …
22Cost 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… …
23Cost-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… …
24cost of living — noun average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing) (Freq. 3) a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation • Hypernyms: ↑cost * * * noun, pl costs of living [count] : the amount of money that is… …
25cost of living — N SING The cost of living is the average amount of money that people in a particular place need in order to be able to afford basic food, housing, and clothing. The cost of living has increased dramatically... Companies are moving jobs to towns… …
26cost-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 …
27cost-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 …
28cost-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… …
29cost-of-living index — /ˌkɒst əv lɪvɪŋ ˌɪndeks/ noun a 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 mortgages …
30cost of living — /ˌkɒst əv lɪvɪŋ/ noun money which has to be paid for basic items such as food, heating or rent ● to allow for the cost of living in the salary adjustments …
