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deindex
[dee-
in
-deks]
/diˈɪn dɛks/
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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.
Origin of
deindex
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1975-1980
First recorded in
1975-80;
de-
+
index
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British Dictionary definitions for
deindex
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deindex
/
diːˈɪndɛks
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) to cause to become no longer index-linked
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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