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- [prahys in-deks]
- /praɪs ˈɪn dɛks/
- /praɪs ˈɪndeks/
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- [prahys in-deks]
- /praɪs ˈɪn dɛks/
Definitions of price index words
- noun price index an 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. 1
- noun price index index (sense 5) index (sense 5b) 0
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Origin of price index
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90
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Parts of speech for Price index
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price index popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
price index usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for price index
noun price index
- consumer price index — The consumer price index is an official measure of the rate of inflation within a country's economy. The abbreviation CPI is also used.
- cost-of-living index — a numerical scale by means of which cost-of-living levels can be compared with a base number
- cpi — CPI is an abbreviation for consumer price index.
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