index
A list that tells you where to find information in a book or document.
An ordered list, often alphabetical or numerical, showing the subjects or items in a text and where they can be found.
A number that shows how prices or values change over time.
A numerical measure, often expressed as a percentage or ratio, indicating changes in price, value, or other quantities over time.
To make a list that shows where to find information in a book or document.
To compile an ordered list of topics or items in a document, showing where each can be found.
In computers, a number or key that shows where data is stored.
In computing, a reference value or key used to locate and access data within a structure such as an array or database.
Something that shows what a situation is like.
Something that serves as a sign or measurement of a condition, quality, or level.
- Base: index
- Plural: indexes, indices
- Base: index
- 3rd Person Singular: indexes
- Present Participle: indexing
- Past: indexed
be indexed to [something]
2Value linked to another rate/measure
To have your value change when another number changes.
- Pensions are indexed to inflation rates.
- Rent payments are indexed to the consumer price index.
index finger
1Finger next to the thumb
The finger next to your thumb on your hand.
- She pointed at me with her index finger.
- He cut his index finger while chopping vegetables.
price index
4Measure of average price changes
A number that shows how prices change over time for goods and services.
- The price index rose sharply this year.
- Economists use the price index to track inflation.
stock market index
3Measure of stock market performance
A number that shows how certain company shares are doing in the stock market.
- The stock market index dropped by 5 points today.
- Investors watch the stock market index closely.