| 2. | The automatic adjustment of an economic variable , such as wages , taxes , or pension benefits , to a cost - of - living index , so that the variable rises or falls in accordance with the rate of inflation 指数化一种自动调控方法,把一些经济变量,例如工资、税收或养老金做成生活成本指数,使这些变量随着通货膨胀率的增减而上升或下降 |