consumer-price index
111index — 01. In a book on hockey, Wayne Gretzky s name shows dozens of references in the [index]. 02. I looked in the table of contents and the [index], and I couldn t find anything about it. 03. Books in the library are [indexed] by author, title,… …
112index — / ɪndeks/ noun a regular statistical report which shows rises and falls in prices, values or levels ▪▪▪ ‘…the index of industrial production sank 0.2 per cent for the latest month after rising 0.3 per cent in March’ [Financial Times] ▪▪▪ ‘…an… …
113index — A book containing references, alphabetically arranged, to the contents of a series or collection of documents or volumes; or a section (normally at the end) of a single volume or set of volumes containing such references to its contents.… …
114index — A book containing references, alphabetically arranged, to the contents of a series or collection of documents or volumes; or a section (normally at the end) of a single volume or set of volumes containing such references to its contents.… …
115Index-linked Bonds — Bonds in which the coupons are linked to a retail or consumer price index …
116consumer — con·sum·er n: one that utilizes economic goods; specif: an individual who purchases goods for personal use as distinguished from commercial use Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. consumer …
117price — A fixed value of something. Prices are usually expressed in monetary terms. In a free market, prices are set as a result of the interaction of supply and demand in a market; when demand for a product increases and supply remains constant, the… …
118index — n. alphabetical list 1) to compile, do, make an index 2) an author; cumulative; subject index 3) an index to (an index to a book) indicator 4) a consumer price, cost of living; price index 5) an index to (an index to economic progress) ratio of… …
119Prohibitory index — 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 …
120Refractive index — 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 …
