HyperDic: cost-of-living_allowance

English > 1 sense of the expression *cost-of-living allowance*:
NOUN	possession	cost-of-living allowance	an allowance for changes in the consumer price index

English > *cost-of-living allowance*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	An allowance for changes in the consumer price index.
Broader	allowance, adjustment	An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
Spanish	plus de carestía de vida, prima de carestía de vida, subsidio de carestía de vida