index
♦ in|dex /'ɪndeks/ (indices indexes indexing indexed)
The usual plural is indexes, but the form indices can be used for meaning 1.
1 [N-COUNT] with supp
An index is a system by which changes in the value of something and the rate at which it changes can be recorded, measured, or interpreted.
...the UK retail price index.
...economic indices.
2 [N-COUNT]
An index is an alphabetical list that is printed at the back of a book and tells you on which pages important topics are referred to.
There's even a special subject index.
3 [VERB] be V-ed, V n
If you index a book or a collection of information, you make an alphabetical list of the items in it.
This vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers...
She's indexed the book by author, by age, and by illustrator.
4 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed to n
If a quantity or value is indexed to another, a system is arranged so that it increases or decreases whenever the other one increases or decreases.
Minimum pensions and wages are to be indexed to inflation.
5
see also card indexbody mass in|dex
[N-SING]
A person's body mass index is a measurement that represents the relationship between their weight and their height. (MEDICAL)
...those with a body mass index of 30 and over.card in|dex (card indexes)
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A card index is a number of cards with information written on them which are arranged in a particular order, usually alphabetical, so that you can find the information you want easily.in|dex card (index cards)
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An index card is a small card on which you can write information. Index cards are kept in a box, arranged in order.in|dex fin|ger (index fingers)
[N-COUNT]
Your index finger is the finger that is next to your thumb.
= forefingerre|tail price in|dex
[N-PROPER] the N
The retail price index is a list of the prices of typical goods which shows how much the cost of living changes from one month to the next. (BRIT BUSINESS; in AM, use cost-of-living index)
The retail price index for September is expected to show inflation edging up to about 10.8 per cent.share in|dex (share indicesor share indexes)
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A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies. (BUSINESS)
The FT 30 share index was up 16.4 points to 1,599.6.
The usual plural is indexes, but the form indices can be used for meaning 1.
1 [N-COUNT] with supp
An index is a system by which changes in the value of something and the rate at which it changes can be recorded, measured, or interpreted.
...the UK retail price index.
...economic indices.
2 [N-COUNT]
An index is an alphabetical list that is printed at the back of a book and tells you on which pages important topics are referred to.
There's even a special subject index.
3 [VERB] be V-ed, V n
If you index a book or a collection of information, you make an alphabetical list of the items in it.
This vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers...
She's indexed the book by author, by age, and by illustrator.
4 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed to n
If a quantity or value is indexed to another, a system is arranged so that it increases or decreases whenever the other one increases or decreases.
Minimum pensions and wages are to be indexed to inflation.
5
see also card indexbody mass in|dex
[N-SING]
A person's body mass index is a measurement that represents the relationship between their weight and their height. (MEDICAL)
...those with a body mass index of 30 and over.card in|dex (card indexes)
[N-COUNT]
A card index is a number of cards with information written on them which are arranged in a particular order, usually alphabetical, so that you can find the information you want easily.in|dex card (index cards)
[N-COUNT]
An index card is a small card on which you can write information. Index cards are kept in a box, arranged in order.in|dex fin|ger (index fingers)
[N-COUNT]
Your index finger is the finger that is next to your thumb.
= forefingerre|tail price in|dex
[N-PROPER] the N
The retail price index is a list of the prices of typical goods which shows how much the cost of living changes from one month to the next. (BRIT BUSINESS; in AM, use cost-of-living index)
The retail price index for September is expected to show inflation edging up to about 10.8 per cent.share in|dex (share indicesor share indexes)
[N-COUNT]
A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies. (BUSINESS)
The FT 30 share index was up 16.4 points to 1,599.6.