- cost-of-liv|ing index
- cost-of-liv|ing index «KST uhv LIHV ihng, KOST-»,a comparative rating of the cost of living, especially that made annually by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics: »
The cost-of-living index…reflects price changes for goods and services families of wage earners and clerical workers buy in cities (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.