COLA

Wage inflation offset

Cola is a soft drink, or the flavor characterizing this soft drink.

The flavor originally came from the kola nut, an ingredient in early recipes.

Cola, or Kola, is also the name of the tree that produces the nut.

acronym

cost of living adjustment

Wage increase tracking inflation

Social Security · pension · salary · annual · percentage · federal · retirement · index · increase · compensation

beverage

Pepsi

American cola brand

syrup · fizzy · fountain · can · bottle · soft drink · mixer · ice · refreshment · vending machine

nut

kola nut

Caffeine-bearing tropical seed

Ghana · stimulant · bitter · chewing · ceremonial · hospitality · traditional · seed · pod · extract

Categories
Opposites
beverage type/character

COLAwater

Clear essential liquid

milk · Sprite · ginger ale · tea · juice

wage/compensation change

COLApay cut

Reduction in earnings

salary freeze · pay freeze · wage stagnation · furlough · clawback

compensation mechanism type

COLApromotion

Rank increase or publicity

merit increase · performance bonus · commission · demotion · pay cut

Phrases
Family

colon, colonic, colonoscopy, semicolon

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G