price index

noun

A statistical estimate of the level of prices of some class of goods or services.

Meanings

nounprice index (plural price indexes or price indices)

plural price indexes · plural price indices

  1. economicsA statistical estimate of the level of prices of some class of goods or services.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time

Broader
indexindex numberindicant
Also see

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Translations

Czech cenová hladina
  • cenová hladinastatistical estimate
Danish prisindeks
  • prisindeksstatistical estimate
Dutch prijsindex
  • prijsindexstatistical estimate
German Preisindex
  • Preisindexstatistical estimate
Hungarian árindex
  • árindexstatistical estimate
Indonesian indeks harga
  • indeks hargastatistical estimate
Japanese 物価
  • 物価 (bukka)statistical estimate
Malay indeks harga
  • indeks hargastatistical estimate
Norwegian Bokmål prisindeks
  • prisindeksstatistical estimate
Polish wskaźnik cen, indeks cen
  • wskaźnik censtatistical estimate
  • indeks censtatistical estimate
Tagalog bilnuro ng bili
  • bilnuro ng bilistatistical estimate
Cite this entry
APA

price index. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/price%20index

MLA

“price index.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/price%20index. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “price index,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/price%20index.

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