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cost of living

noun

  1. the average cost of food, clothing, and other necessary or usual goods and services paid by a person, family, etc., or considered as a standard by the members of a group.


cost of living

noun

    1. the basic cost of the food, clothing, shelter, and fuel necessary to maintain life, esp at a standard regarded as basic or minimal
    2. ( as modifier )

      the cost-of-living index

  1. the average expenditure of a person or family in a given period
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cost of living

  1. The average cost of the basic necessities of life, including food, shelter, and clothing.
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Notes

In the United States, the cost of living is monitored in the consumer price index (formerly called the cost-of-living index), published monthly by the federal government.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞蝉迟顎-辞蹿-濒颈惫顎僫苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cost of living1

First recorded in 1895鈥1900
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Rising bus fares, the environment and the cost of living were some of the issues students said matter most to them ahead of the upcoming local elections.

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He points to Coalition adverts that tie money "wasted" on the referendum 鈥 which is estimated to have cost more than $A400m 鈥 into the discussion about cost of living and a struggling economy.

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During her campaign, Persad-Bissessar promised to raise wages for public sector workers who have been struggling to meet rising costs of living.

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Party leaders have made big spending promises in Australia's tightly-fought election, scheduled for 3 May - with the cost of living a critical issue for voters.

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It stops in conservative-dominated areas and remains laser-focused on the economy, citing cost of living grievances that propelled Trump to a second term, while framing him and his billionaire supporters like Musk as the culprits.

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