0 an amount of money that is added to a person's basic pay or pension because of rising prices and other costs -- 物价津贴
Giving relief to its employees and pensioners from inflation, the central government announced a seven percentage point increase in dearness allowance. 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。
The general strikes forced up the 'dearness allowance'.
The report led to a 6% increase in dearness allowance for central govt employees from 16% to 22%.
During tours, students get travel and dearness allowances on par with staff members of the institute.
