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An allowance paid to staff of a national organization working in London to help offset the additional expense of living in the capital.
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London Weighting — is an allowance paid to certain civil servants, teachers and policemen in the English capital of London. It is designed to help these workers with the cost of living in London, which is notoriously higher than that of the rest of the United… … Wikipedia
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weighting — weight|ing [ˈweıtıŋ] n [singular, U] BrE additional money that you get paid because of the high cost of living in a particular area ▪ salary £24,000 plus £2,400 London weighting … Dictionary of contemporary English
weighting — noun (singular, uncountable) BrE additional money that you get paid because of the high cost of living in a particular area: a London weighting … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
weighting — / weɪtɪŋ/ noun additional salary or wages paid to compensate for living in an expensive part of the country ● The salary is £15,000 plus London weighting … Dictionary of banking and finance
weighting — n. an extra allowance paid in special cases, esp. to allow for a higher cost of living (London weighting) … Useful english dictionary
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