| 单词 | cost of living |
| 释义 | > as lemmascost of living cost of living n. the general cost of goods and services viewed as necessary to maintain an average or minimal standard of living (such as food, housing, transport, etc.); spec. (Economics) the average cost of such goods and services as measured by a representative price index. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [noun] > expenses > cost of living cost of living1796 1796 J. P. Andrews Hist. Great Brit. I. viii. vi. 491 One might suppose the cost of living to be then at least five times cheaper than in the eighteenth century. 1896 W. D. Howells Impressions & Experiences 35 The pay is not only increased in proportion to the cost of living, but it is really greater. 1930 Times Educ. Suppl. 5 Apr. 149/4 They were shortly afterwards subjected to the upper cut in the cost-of-living bonus. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Mar. a1 With food prices in the lead, the cost of living increased 0.6 percent last month. 2005 D. Kendall Framing Class i. 14 A cost-of-living squeeze..has penalized many workers. < as lemmas |
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