Cost-of-living Adjustment (cola)

Definition of "Cost-of-living adjustment (cola)"

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Automatic adjustment applied to Social Security retirement payments when the consumer price index increases at a rate of at least 3%, the first quarter of one year to the first quarter of the next year.

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