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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