Phrase guide

stock market index

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A measure that is calculated as a weighted average of the prices of a defined range of stocks

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stock index

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: index, index number, indicant, indicator

Narrower terms: Dow Jones, Dow-Jones Industrial Average, Standard and Poor's, Standard and Poor's Index

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Aktienindex — weighted average of prices
  • Hungarian: tőzsdeindex — weighted average of prices
  • Swedish: aktieindex — weighted average of prices
  • Swedish: börsindex — weighted average of prices