cost-of-living allowance cost of living • cost-of-living benefit · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · cost-of-living allowance · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 24 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an allowance for changes in the consumer price index. Synonyms: cost-of-living allowance. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076 w latin small letter w U+0077