cost-of-living index

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Definitions of cost-of-living index words

noun cost-of-living index a numerical scale by means of which cost-of-living levels can be compared with a base number 3
noun cost-of-living index a former term for consumer price index. 1

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Origin of cost-of-living index

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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cost-of-living index popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for cost-of-living index

noun cost-of-living index

consumer price index — The consumer price index is an official measure of the rate of inflation within a country's economy. The abbreviation CPI is also used.
price index — an index of the changes in the prices of goods and services, based on the prices of the same goods and services at a period arbitrarily selected as a base, usually expressed as 100.
cpi — CPI is an abbreviation for consumer price index.
retail price index — The retail price index is a list of the prices of typical goods which shows how much the cost of living changes from one month to the next.

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