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noun
An index of the average market price of selected goods weighted according to certain criteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: price index
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: index, index number, indicant, indicator
Narrower terms: retail price index, producer price index, wholesale price index, consumer price index, CPI, cost-of-living index
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