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price index in American English index (sense 5) index (sense 5b) price index in American Englishnounan index of the changes in the prices of goods and services, based on the prices of the same goods and services at a period arbitrarily selected as a base, usually expressed as 100 Word origin [1885–90 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, roller coaster, sensitization, twofer, upsweepExamples of 'price index' in a sentenceprice index |