| 释义 |
cost-of-living index
noun[ Cusually singular ]
USuk /ˌkɒst.əvˈlɪv.ɪŋ ˌɪn.deks/ us /ˌkɑːst.əvˈlɪv.ɪŋ ˌɪn.deks/
→ consumer price index生活成本指数，零售物价指数
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Measuring & weighing
countable
gage
gravimetric
gravimetrically
hypsometric
hypsometry
measure
measurement
non-quantitative
pace
pace something off/out
planimetric
ponderable
proof
quantifiable
quantifiably
shortish
survey
unsounded
weigh something out
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Costs & expenses
cost of living index | Business English
cost of living index
noun[ C,usually singular ]
ukus
ECONOMICS
a list of the prices of basic goods and services, showing how they change in a particular period of time, as a way of measuring inflation:
The newspaper's own unofficial cost of living index shows that prices are rising much faster than has been officially stated.
See also
consumer price index retail price index
|