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BUSINESS INDEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions
Example:
this business index is computed relative to the base year of 2005
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("business index" is a kind of...):
index; index number; indicant; indicator (a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time)