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COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT

Specialty Definition: COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT

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Raising or lowering wages or salaries in accordance with changes in the cost of living, as measured by a designated index. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT

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Political Economy

NETHERLANDS

The legally-mandated minimum wage is subject to a semi-annual cost of living adjustment. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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cost of living adjustment

119
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT

Language Translations for "COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

lønindeksering (COLA, cost-of-living-adjustment), indeksreguleret løn (COLA, cost-of-living-adjustment). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

prijscompensatie (COLA, cost-of-living-adjustment). (various references)

   

French

  

majoration des salaires compensant la hausse des prix (COLA, cost-of-living-adjustment). (various references)

   

German

  

Angleichung der Lebenshaltungskosten (COLA, cost-of-living-adjustment). (various references)

   

Italian

  

variazione nella contingenza (COLA, cost-of-living-adjustment), adeguamento per costo della vita (COLA, cost-of-living-adjustment). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ostcay ofay ivinglay adjustmentay

   

Spanish

  

ajuste de los salarios de acuerdo con el índice del coste de la vida (COLA, cost-of-living-adjustment). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Quotations: Non-fiction
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Bibliography


  

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