index

index
/'ɪndeks/ noun
1. a list of items classified into groups or put in alphabetical order
2. a regular statistical report which shows rises and falls in prices, values or levels
3. a figure based on the current market price of certain shares on a stock exchange
verb
to link a payment to an index
salaries indexed to the cost of living
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‘…the index of industrial production sank 0.2 per cent for the latest month after rising 0.3 per cent in March’ [Financial Times]
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‘…an analysis of the consumer price index for the first half of the year shows that the rate of inflation went down by 12.9 per cent’ [Business Times (Lagos)]

Dictionary of banking and finance. 2015.

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  • index — [ ɛ̃dɛks ] n. m. • 1503; mot lat. « indicateur » 1 ♦ Doigt de la main le plus proche du pouce (ainsi nommé parce que ce doigt sert à indiquer, à montrer). Les deux index. Prendre un objet entre le pouce et l index. « Levant l index à sa bouche,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Index — In dex, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}(?). [L.: cf. F. index. See {Indicate}, {Diction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment rate is an index of how… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Index.hu — is one of the most popular Hungarian language internet news portals and message boards. It was started in 1995 as Internetto.hu, later renamed Index.hu. The editor in chief and founder of the site was András Nyírő. Currently, the editor in chief… …   Wikipedia

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  • Index — In dex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indexing}.] 1. To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents. [1913 Webster] 2. (Economics) To adjust (wages, prices, taxes, etc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Index PX — (hasta marzo de 2006, PX 50) es el índice bursátil más importante de la Bolsa de Praga. El índice PX ha sido calculado desde el 5 de abril de 1994 componiéndose de las cincuenta empresas de mayor capitalización de la Bolsa de Praga. Contenido 1… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Index — (lat., Mehrzahl Indices, »Anzeiger«), Inhaltsverzeichnis (Register) eines Buches, Verzeichnis, Titel, Aufschrift; auch der Zeigefinger; in der Astronomie am Erd und Himmelsglobus der Zeiger des Stundenringes sowie ein auf den geteilten Kreisen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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