cost-of-living allowance vs allowance

allowance vs cost-of-living allowance

cost-of-living allowance and allowance both are nouns.

cost-of-living allowance is not a verb while allowance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cost-of-living allowance	Yes	No	No	No
allowance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, allowance is a hypernym of cost-of-living allowance; that is, allowance is a word with a broader meaning than cost-of-living allowance:

cost-of-living allowance: an allowance for changes in the consumer price index
allowance: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

Other hypernyms of cost-of-living allowance include adjustment.

cost-of-living allowance (noun)	allowance (noun)
an allowance for changes in the consumer price index	the act of allowing
	a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
	an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
	an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
	a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
	a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

cost-of-living allowance (verb)	allowance (verb)
	put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Difference between cost-of-living allowance and allowance

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