Describing an index or an increase in payment etc that is dependent upon the cost of living

The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing.

present participle of live in sin

(intransitive, idiomatic, dysphemistic) To cohabit as if husband and wife without being married.

plural of living bandage

(biology) (of an organism) That lives independently of other organisms rather than part of a symbiotic or parasitic relationship

(fiction, usually with the) The undead; zombies, vampires, etc.

Existing in stasis, without meaningful activity or development.

(intransitive) (followed by to) To fulfil the expectations placed upon.

(idiomatic) To experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.