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单词 index
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indexnoun

uk/ˈɪn.deks/us/ˈɪn.deks/plural indices indexes

index noun (LIST)

C1 [ C ] an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject, name, etc. is on:

Try looking up "heart disease" in the index.

[ C ] a collection of information stored on a computer or on a set of cards, in alphabetical order:

He still has all his friends' names and addresses on a card index.

More examples

  • The index is divided into two sections.
  • He got one of his research assistants to compile the index.
  • The index only contains one reference to his work.
  • The thesis must include an index and a bibliography.
  • Using the index would have saved you a lot of time.

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Books & parts of books

  • addendum
  • appendix
  • artwork
  • bibliography
  • binder
  • binding
  • blurb
  • chapter
  • errata
  • erratum
  • extract
  • flyleaf
  • folio
  • foreword
  • jacket
  • library
  • margin
  • monograph
  • preface
  • prologue

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Lists and catalogues

index noun (COMPARISON)

[ C ] a system of numbers used for comparing values of things that change according to each other or a fixed standard:

the FTSE 100 Index
the Dow Jones Index
a wage/price index

[ C usually singular ] something that shows how strong or common a condition or feeling is:

Consumer spending is often a good index of public confidence in the economy.

More examples

  • Good economic indicators caused the share index to gain (by) ten points.
  • The index only includes companies that are based in the UK.
  • The index measures the rise and fall of stock prices on the Hong Kong stock market.
  • Traders can use stock index futures to limit the risk associated with changes in prices.
  • The heat index is a measure of how hot the air feels.

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Numerical relationships

  • differential
  • disproportionate
  • function
  • geometric(al) progression
  • independent variable
  • inverse function
  • inverse proportion
  • pc
  • percent
  • percentage
  • percentile
  • pro rata
  • proportion
  • proportional
  • prorate
  • recursion
  • set
  • subset
  • trinomial

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Statistics

indexverb [ T ]

uk/ˈɪn.deks/us/ˈɪn.deks/

index verb [ T ] (MAKE LIST)

to prepare an index for a book or collection, or arrange it in an index:

Our computer indexes several thousand new records every second.
The book contains a lot of information, but it's not very well indexed.

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Editing & compiling

  • abridge
  • amend
  • compilation
  • compile
  • compiler
  • corrigendum
  • cut and paste idiom
  • draft
  • editable
  • editorial
  • emend
  • excerpt
  • lexicographer
  • lexicography
  • paste
  • proof
  • redact
  • redaction
  • revise
  • reword

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index verb [ T ] (COMPARE)

to change a system of numbers according to each other or a fixed standard:

Living expenses will be indexed to/in line with inflation (= to take inflation into consideration).

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Estimating value

  • appraise
  • appraiser
  • cost
  • costing
  • est
  • estimate
  • figure
  • get/have your money's worth idiom
  • goodwill
  • index of leading economic indicators
  • index-linked
  • indexation
  • money
  • price
  • put
  • put a figure on it idiom
  • RRP
  • underestimate
  • valuer

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indexnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈɪndeks/us

plural indices, indexes FINANCE, ECONOMICS a system that measures the present value of something when compared to its previous value or a fixed standard:

The house price index estimates the change in the value of the nation's housing stock.
a bond/share/stock index
an index of sth The fund tracks an index of the UK's top 350 UK shares.

plural indices a sign or measure of something:

an index of sth Unemployment levels provide a useful index of the state of the economy.

plural indexes an alphabetical list that shows you where information is found in a book, on a website, etc.:

a searcheable index
online indexes to articles and reports

plural indexes a collection of information that is stored in alphabetical order:

I keep an index of all my clients' contact details.

See also

All-Share index
All-Stock index
average earnings index
benchmark index
Brand Development Index
card index
consumer confidence index
consumer price index
cost of living index
diffusion index
the Dodge index
the Eurostoxx 50 (Index)
FTSE 100
FTSE 250
FTSE All-Share Index
FTSE Eurotop 100 Index
FTSE Fledgling Index
FTSE SmallCap Index
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index
the Hang Seng (Index)
industrial output index
industrial sentiment index
the IPOX 100 Index
misery index
Nikkei index
price index
producer price index
Purchasing Managers' index
retail price index
Russell 2000 index
share index
stock index
sustainability index
Target Group Index
Thirty-Share Index
weighted index
wholesale price index

indexverb [ T, usually passive ]

uk/ˈɪndeks/us

FINANCE to connect the value of a price or payment to the value of something else such as the rate of inflation:

be indexed to sth The pension is indexed to earnings.
The unions are demanding wage rises indexed to prices.

to provide a book or website with an index:

All content held in the site is fully indexed.
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