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índice

index, rate

noun EEN-dee-seh Less Common

Origin: Latin index

Also means

index finger

Usage Note

Índice is proparoxytone (stress on the first syllable), requiring a written accent. It can mean a book index, a statistical rate or index (índice de paro — 'unemployment rate'), or the index finger (dedo índice). The plural is regular: índices. In finance, índice bursátil refers to a stock market index.

Examples

"El índice de desempleo ha bajado este mes."

Natural Translation

The unemployment rate has fallen this month.

Literal Translation

The index of unemployment has fallen this month.

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