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Definition index in American English

index noun

[countable] noun
/ˈɪnˌdeks/
1

an alphabetical list of something such as subjects or names at the back of a book, that shows on which page they are mentioned

Example

Look up the term you want in the index.

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acknowledgments addendum afterword
2

a number that shows the price, value, or level of something compared with something else

Example

The Dow Jones index fell another 50 points yesterday.

Example

a wage/price index

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Arabic numeral arithmetic progression base
3

something that can be used for measuring how a situation is changing

Example

The test provides parents with a reliable index of their child's progress.

Synonyms and related words
standard criterion level
Definition index in American English

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Big Mac Index (noun) glycemic index (noun) Hang Seng index () index (noun) index (verb) index card (noun) index finger (noun) index number (noun) index page (noun) index-linking (noun) price index (noun) share index (noun) stock index (noun) the consumer price index (noun) the cost-of-living index (noun) the Dow Jones Average () the FT 100 Share Index (noun) the FT Index (noun) the FTSE Index () the Nikkei index () the retail price index (noun) thumb index (noun) wholesale price index (noun)