dearness allowance
noun[U]
Indian Englishuk/ˈdɪə.nəs əˌlaʊ.əns/us/ˈdɪr.nəs əˌlaʊ.əns/anamountofmoneythat isaddedto a person'sbasicpayorpensionbecause ofrisingpricesand othercosts:
物价津贴Givingrelieftoitsemployeesandpensionersfrominflation, thecentralgovernmentannounceda sevenpercentagepointincreaseindearnessallowance.为了减轻通货膨胀对雇员和退休人员的影响,中央政府宣布把物价津贴提高7个百分点。
Grants & allowances
- anti-subsidy
- benefit
- benny
- cost-of-living allowance
- expense
- featherbedding
- fellowship
- fringe benefit
- old age pension
- parachute payments
- pension
- personal allowance
- pin money
- redundancy payment
- scrappage
- stipend
- subsidized
- subsidizer
- unemployment benefit
- weighting