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  cola

  noun

  a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts or an artificial imitation, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
• COLA
  COLA

  noun

  cost-of-living adjustment: an automatic increase in wages, Social Security, pensions, etc., to cover the rising cost of living due to inflation.

cola

¹ American  

[koh-luh] / ˈkoʊ lə /

noun

1. a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts or an artificial imitation, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.

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cola ² American  

[koh-luh] / ˈkoʊ lə /

noun

1. a plural of colon.

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cola ³ American  

[koh-luh] / ˈkoʊ lə /

noun

1. a plural of colon.

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COLA ⁴ American  

[koh-luh] / ˈkoʊ lə /

noun

1. cost-of-living adjustment: an automatic increase in wages, Social Security, pensions, etc., to cover the rising cost of living due to inflation.

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COLA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. cost of living adjustment: an increase in benefit payments according to the rate of inflation

2. cost of living allowance: extra money paid to workers in areas where the cost of living is more expensive

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cola ² British  

/ ˈkəʊlə /

noun

1. either of two tropical sterculiaceous trees, Cola nitida or C. acuminata, widely cultivated in tropical regions for their seeds See cola nut

2. a sweet carbonated drink flavoured with cola nuts

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cola ³ British  

/ ˈkəʊlə /

noun

1. a plural of colon 1 colon 2

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Etymology

Origin of cola

First recorded in 1885–90; spelling variant of kola, extracted from the trademark names of such drinks, as Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, etc.

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More than two billion cups of coffee are drunk each day and that's before we start talking about cola, energy drinks, plus some chocolate, chewing gum and sports supplements, which also contain the chemical.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Coca-Cola technicians secretly concocted a sweeter, smoother cola.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Research reviews show caffeine from coffee, cola, energy drinks, and chocolate can raise systolic blood pressure by 3-15 and diastolic blood pressure by 4-13 after consumption.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

For instance, PepsiCo has its own namesake prebiotic cola with fiber, which it made available nationwide in February.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

“Here, have some soda,” Mumtaz said, handing us cola bottles.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

And they still hope for a bigger COLA.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

There has been a significant number of stories recently about next year’s COLA.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

I’m 66, retired, and receive a pension of $165,000 a year, with a 2% annual COLA.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Johnson’s estimates are usually spot on with regard to the actual COLA.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

The COLA, which amounts to an average additional $56 to a beneficiary’s monthly check, will be mostly offset by an expected increase in Medicare premiums that are automatically deducted from Social Security payments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025

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