cola

Определение cola в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: plural form of colon
In this part, the author presents a prosodic hierarchy describing syllables, moras, feet, cola and a typology for words and stress.; A beverage or a drink made with caramel, and carbonated water; The kola plant, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts; cost of living allowance; As a way to keep up with inflation, a COLA can be added to a structured settlement This allows the benefit payouts to increase at a specified rate If a payment design is quoted as "$1,000 payable monthly for 20 years, compounding annually at 3%", this means that in year one the payments will be $1,000 per month In year two, the payments will reflect a single rise by 3% so they will be $1,030 per month, in year three another 3% increase will take place and the payments will be $1,060 90 for the next 12 months, and so on; In PERS Plan 2 and the Defined Benefit portion of PERS Plan 3, on July 1 of every year following the first full year of retirement, the monthly benefit is adjusted by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, Seattle), to a maximum of 3 percent per year; (Cost-of-Living Adjustment) - A provision for automatic salary adjustments usually based on changes in the federal Consumer Price Index; - A shorthand way of referring to the Internet newsgroup comp os linux announce, where Linux-related materials are announced; Cost of Living Adjustment Usually an increase in pay applied equally across all employees using a percentage of gross; Cost of Living Adjustment Some insurance plans (such as disability) may adjust the benefit based on the cost of living as measured by some index, often the Consumer Price Index (CPI); carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts; "Cost of Living Adjustment" - periodic changes in wages or benefits designed to compensate for the effects of inflation; in the West Indies and Brazil; A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp; {i} sweet carbonated beverage; Cost of Living Allowance granted to employees based in a foreign city, where cost of living is higher than in Washington, D C; Cola is a sweet brown non-alcoholic fizzy drink. a can of cola. cost-of-living adjustment. Cost of Living Adjustment in the US, an increase to people's wages or Social Security and Welfare payments to prevent them being affected by inflation (=the gradual rise in the price of goods etc). a brown sweet soft drink or a bottle, can, or glass of this drink (Coca-Cola). Coca Cola Co. Cola di Rienzo Cola dynasty cola nut; The kola nut (cola nut) is the edible seed of several species of tropical trees of the Cola genus native to Africa (especially Cola acuminata and Cola nitada). They are cultivated today in both Africa and the American tropics, where they are chewed to retard fatigue and hunger. Kola nuts have a bitter initial taste, then sweet, and also sweeten any food or drink taken immediately afterward. Kola nuts contain caffeine and theobromine and are famous for their use in 'Cola' soft drinks. Many soft drink manufacturers now use synthetic chemicals that resemble the flavor of kola nuts; Payments which increase periodically at a fixed percentage rate; Consortium of Opposing Local Authorities; Cost of Living Adjustment; of Colon; Increases in benefits based on increases in the cost of living; pl; large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts; Same as Cola nut, below; carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States); Cost of Living Adjustment Federal retirees receive a COLA adjustment annually to their retirement benefit, which reflects the change in the cost of living based on the rate of inflation This is different than the annual pay adjustment employees usually receive in January A retiree's COLA is measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (a market basket of goods and services) from one year to the next Therefore, retirees receive COLAs on their retirement benefits, and employees receive basic pay increases and locality adjustments on their salary based on a Congressionally approved amount; Cost-of-living adjustment; Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp; Coal and Oil Learning Australia; Cost of Living Allowance which may be granted to employees based away from their home location, to provide for a higher cost of living than at the home location
Cola di Rienzo: orig. Nicola di Lorenzo born 1313, Rome died Oct. 8, 1354, Rome Italian revolutionary leader. The son of a tavern keeper, he became a minor Roman official. He plotted a revolution to restore the glory of ancient Rome, declared himself tribune in 1347, and began to rule Rome as a dictator. Cola made judicial and political reforms and prepared for the election of a Roman emperor of Italy. The nobles rose against him, however, and the pope declared him a heretic. He fled to the mountains, then traveled to Prague to ask Charles IV for help. He was arrested (1352) but was absolved of heresy by the Inquisition. Given the title of senator, he was sent back to Rome in 1354 to help restore papal authority there. He ruled arbitrarily and was soon killed by a mob. A novel of his life by Edward Bulwer-Lytton was made into an opera by Richard Wagner
Cola dynasty: or Chola dynasty South Indian Tamil rulers of unknown antiquity (before AD 200). The dynasty originated in the rich Cauvery (Kaveri) River valley, and Uraiyur (Tiruchchirappalli) was its oldest capital. The Cola country stretched from the Vaigai River in the south to Tondaimandalam in the north. Under Rajendracola Deva I (r. 1014-44), the conquest of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) was completed, the Deccan was conquered ( 1021), and an expedition was sent as far north as the Ganges (Ganga) River (1023). His successor battled the Calukya dynasty in the Deccan. The Pandyas conquered the Cola country in 1257, and the dynasty ended in 1279. Revenue administration, village self-government, and irrigation were highly organized under the Colas
cola extract: a flavoring extracted from the kola nut
cola nut: bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract
cola nut: The bitter fruit of Cola acuminata, which is nearly as large as a chestnut, and furnishes a stimulant, which is used in medicine
cola seed: The bitter fruit of Cola acuminata, which is nearly as large as a chestnut, and furnishes a stimulant, which is used in medicine
Coca-Cola: A bottle or can of a carbonated cola soft drink
Coca-Cola: Brand name of a carbonated soft drink
Coca Cola: {i} brand name of a popular carbonated soft drink which was first invented in 1886 in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) by a pharmacist named Dr. John Stith Pemberton (originally intended as a patent medicine)
Coca-Cola: a sweet brown non-alcoholic drink
Coca-Cola Co: U.S. corporation known for manufacturing the syrup and concentrate for the soft drink Coca-Cola, the most popular branded drink in the world. Coca-Cola was invented as a tonic by an Atlanta, Ga., pharmacist, John S. Pemberton (1831-88); it included cocaine (removed in 1905) and caffeine-rich extracts of the kola nut. Another Atlanta pharmacist, Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929), acquired the formula and in 1892 founded the Coca-Cola Co., which he built into a commercial empire. Candler saw the product as syrup to be combined with carbonated water at a soda fountain; he did not anticipate the success of the bottled product, and as a result bottling operations were run by franchisees. After World War II the company began to manufacture other beverages, and in the early 21st century its product line included root beer, bottled water, juices, and sports drinks. Its corporate headquarters are in Atlanta
coca cola: Coca Cola is a trademarked cola
Diet Cola: low-calorie carbonated Cola drink
Pepsi Cola: brand of soft drink
colas: plural of cola
kola: Same as Cola, Cola nut
kola: Kola (cola) nuts are widely traded and consumed in West Africa - the Grassfields variety was much sought after by Hausa traders
kola: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
kola: A nut of this tree
kola: A tree bearing large brown nuts containing source of cola extract
kola: kola
kola: caffeine; source of cola extract
kola: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e
kola: {i} tropical African tree which produces a nutlike seed; nutlike seed which yields and extract containing caffeine and theobromine (used in the manufacture of carbonated beverages and pharmaceuticals)
kola: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e g caffeine; source of cola extract
kolas: plural of kola