the retail price index
51price level — The average level of prices of goods and services in an economy, usually calculated as a figure on a price index. See Retail Price Index …
52index-linked — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. ▪ adjusted according to the value of a retail price index …
53price — 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… …
54The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular — infobox television show name = The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular caption = The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular logo from the 36th season (2008). format = Game Show runtime = 60 minutes (with commercials) creator = Bob Stewart… …
55price — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ exorbitant, high, inflated, prohibitive, steep ▪ They charge exorbitant prices for their goods. ▪ The price of fuel is prohibitive …
56retail — n., adj., adv., & v. n. the sale of goods in relatively small quantities to the public, and usu. not for resale (cf. WHOLESALE). adj. & adv. by retail; at a retail price (do you buy wholesale or retail?). v. also 1 tr. sell (goods) in retail… …
57index — n. & v. n. (pl. indexes or esp. in technical use indices) 1 an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references, usu. at the end of a book. 2 = card index. 3 (in full index number) a number showing the variation of prices or wages as… …
58price level — noun an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time • Syn: ↑price index • Hypernyms: ↑index, ↑index number, ↑indicant, ↑indicator • Hyponyms: ↑ …
59Index number — An index number is an economic data figure reflecting price or quantity compared with a standard or base value.citation | first=W. E. | last=Diewert | contribution=Index Numbers | editor last = Eatwell | editor first = John | editor link=John… …
60index number — A number used to represent the changes in a set of values between a base year and the present. If the index reflects fluctuations in a single variable, such as the price of a commodity, the index number can be calculated using the formula: 100… …
