cost of living adjustment

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cost of living adjustment

Abbreviation: COLA

In determining Social Security payments and other financial benefits, a change in compensation based on the rate of inflation, as demonstrated by the U.S. Consumer Price Index.

See also: adjustment

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Social Security cost of living adjustments in the 1990s have been rising at the slowest pace since Congress made the increases automatic 23 years ago.