| 词汇 | cost-of-living |
| 释义 | cost of living noun[ S ] uk /ˌkɒst əv ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ us /ˌkɑːst əv ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ the amount of money that a person needs to pay for basic needs such as food and somewhere to live: Compare the cost of living in the city with the area where you live now. raise the cost of livingThe increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living.利率增加会提高生活费用。 Pensions have not kept pace with the cost of living and the problem is likely to get worse. Rising fuel prices and cost of living are the key reasons why people have stopped volunteering. The cost of living is making it impossible for him and his fellow students to afford to study. Wages that seem low on a national scale can be ample in small towns where the cost of living is so low. Costs & expenses admission charge aliment all in at cost at someone's expense bank charges outgo outlay overrun palimony price point pricing redress remittance reserve RPI spend ticket tune upkeep cost of living | American Dictionarycost of living noun[ U ] us/ˈkɔst əv ˈlɪv·ɪŋ, ˈkɑst/ the amount of money that a person needs to buy food, housing, and other basic things: The cost of living is lower in the Midwest. cost of living | Business Englishcost of living noun[ S ] ukus ECONOMICS the amount of money that people need to spend in order to buy basic goods or services such as food, clothes, and a place to live: The rising cost of living in the country has forced many people to take second jobs. an increase/fall in the cost of living a high/low cost of living Examples of cost of livingcost of living The index of the costofliving was 134.5 in 1837. This becomes even clearer when we compare the size of pensions with increases in the costofliving as evidenced by rising food prices. As demonstrations mounted, demanding a reduction in the costofliving and food prices, criticism of the state education system became more accentuated. The provision of tables showing changes in the costofliving, ration allowances and in-ation on basic items is extremely useful. These were relatively 'healthy' areas where the costofliving was comparatively low. Wages had ceased to keep pace with the rapidly rising costofliving. The increasing urban population led to widespread un- and under-employment, to serious overcrowding and to a rising costofliving. And to compound matters, the costofliving is high. They tended to agree, citing the costofliving and the difficulties of obtaining adequate housing. Opponents of protection emphasized that tariffs would increase the costofliving for the working class who had voted, and would again vote, against protection. The costofliving is increased when a child is added to a family. It had a direct adverse impact on the costofliving and an indirect one on the prices of other commodities. They will admit the high costofliving, but propose a slimming of distribution margins as the solution. The main reason is due to the slight decline in the rural wage rate and in the costofliving. Salaries and stipends must be pegged to the actual costofliving with automatic raises to compensate for inflation. See all examples of cost of living These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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