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costs of living

costs of living is the plural of cost of living.

Meaning of cost of living

Noun

cost of living (plural costs of living)

  1. (attributive, sometimes) The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing.
    • But the demonstrators remained defiant, pouring into the streets by the thousands and venting their anger over political corruption, the high cost of living and huge public spending for the World Cup and the Olympics.2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about costs of living

What is costs of living the plural of?
Costs of living is the plural of cost of living.

Words near costs of living in the dictionary

  1. costructure
  2. costructures
  3. costs
  4. costs dear
  5. costs of goods sold
  6. costs of living
  7. costs of money
  8. costs the earth
  9. costs up
  10. costula
  11. costulae

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