Nikkei
[ nee-key ]
/ ˈni keɪ /
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noun
an index showing the average closing prices of 225 stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
an American of Japanese descent.
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Origin of Nikkei
Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1980–85
Words nearby Nikkei
-nik, Nikaria, nikau, Nike, Nike Hercules, Nikkei, Nikkei Stock Average, Nikko, Nikko fir, nikkud, Nikky
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