deindex

[ dee-in-deks ]

verb (used with object)

1. to remove from an index or any system of indexing, especially to stop adjusting compensation according to the cost of living:

   to deindex wages.

deindex

/ diːˈɪndɛks /

verb

1. tr to cause to become no longer index-linked

Word History and Origins

Origin of deindex¹

First recorded in 1975–80; de- + index