index
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Britannica Dictionary definition of INDEX
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1
plural usually
indexes
:
an ordered list: such as
a
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an alphabetical list at the end of a book that shows the page where each thing in the list can be found
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Look up the recipe for potato soup in the index.
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Potato soup is listed under “soup” in the index.
b
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a group of related things that are in alphabetical or numerical order
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The card catalog is an index to the materials in the library.
2
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a sign or number that shows how something is changing or performing
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a number that indicates changes in the level of something (such as a stock market) when it rises or falls
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see also consumer price index, retail price index
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The price of goods is an index [=indication] of business conditions.
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a stock index
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certain economic indexes/indices
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(Brit) an index-linked pension [=a pension that is linked to an index (such as the retail price index) so that it rises or falls as the index does]
3
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a device used to point to something (such as a number)
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the index on a scale
2
index
/ˈɪnˌdɛks/
verb
indexes;
indexed;
indexing
2
index
/ˈɪnˌdɛks/
verb
indexes;
indexed;
indexing
Britannica Dictionary definition of INDEX
[+ object]
1
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to provide an index for (something, such as a book)
— usually used as (be) indexed
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an indexed book [=a book that has an index]
2
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to list or include (something) in an index
— often used as (be) indexed
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This search engine has indexed hundreds of millions of Web sites.
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Each term in the book is indexed.
3
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to link wages, benefits, etc., to a measurement of changes in the price of goods and services so that they increase at the same rate
— usually used as (be) indexed to
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Social security benefits are indexed to inflation. [=social security benefits increase when inflation occurs]
