Meanings
cpi1
- Initialism of characters per inch.
- computingThe measure of characters that can be stored in each inch of magnetic tape
CPI2
plural CPIs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of consumer price index.
To what extent the CPI reductions are a sign of what’s to come remains to be seen; but the immediate impacts to inflation readings could be minimal for now, Alan Detmeister, a UBS senior economist who previously helmed the Fed’s Wages and Prices section, told CNN.
2025 June 5, Alicia Wallace, “DOGE layoffs may have compromised the accuracy of government data”, in CNN Business - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of cost per install (“pricing model for mobile app campaigns”).
- abbreviationinitialismIndian politicsInitialism of Communist Party of India, a political party.
- IrishUKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Communist Party of Ireland.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
nouna self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.
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cpi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cpi
“cpi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cpi. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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