COST-OF-LIVING BENEFIT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase cost-of-living benefit. (close relations)
Definition of COST-OF-LIVING BENEFIT
Best Alternative Words for COST-OF-LIVING BENEFIT
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allowance | nounn | |||||||
noun • an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) • a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets • the act of allowing verb • put on a fixed allowance, as of food | ||||||||
compensation | nounn | |||||||
noun • something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors • the act of compensating for service or loss or injury | ||||||||
earnings | nounn | |||||||
noun • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) • something that remunerates | ||||||||
emolument | nounn | |||||||
noun • compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees) | ||||||||
income | nounn | |||||||
noun • the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time | ||||||||
pay | verbv | |||||||
noun • something that remunerates verb • give money, usually in exchange for goods or services • convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow • cancel or discharge a debt • bring in • do or give something to somebody in return • dedicate • be worth it • render • bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action • make a compensation for • discharge or settle | ||||||||
remuneration | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that remunerates • the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses | ||||||||
salary | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that remunerates | ||||||||
stipend | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose | ||||||||
subsidy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public | ||||||||
wage | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something that remunerates verb • carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) |