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subindex

American  
[suhb-in-deks] / sʌbˈɪn dɛks /

noun

  • subindexes,
    plural
  • subindices
    plural
  1. an index to a part or subdivision of a larger category.

  2. inferior.


subindex British  
/ sʌbˈɪndɛks /

noun

  1. another word for subscript

  2. an index to a subcategory

"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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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of subindex

First recorded in 1920–25; sub- + index


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The subindex tracking service activity dropped to 49.3 from June’s 50.4, while the construction subindex stood at 47.0, compared with 49.0 in the prior month as a yearslong property slump continued to weigh on growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

A subindex showed factory production grew at the slowest pace in three months while total new orders accelerated in June, though new export business fell for the second month in a row, RatingDog said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Commerzbank shares rise 2.2% while the banking subindex of the Stoxx 600 and UniCredit shed 1.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Cost pressures intensified significantly in March, with the input price subindex accelerating to its highest level since March 2022, according to RatingDog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

She thought to ask him if he knew the subindex of his “other” component, because 20 percent was pretty high, but if he didn’t know, the question would embarrass him.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

All four services subindexes expanded for the third consecutive month, with new orders and business activity at 2024 highs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Output and new orders, the subindexes that constitute the majority of the headline index, fell back to contraction, ending a brief rebound buoyed by improved business confidence.

From Reuters ● Jul. 3, 2023

The subindexes of new orders and overseas demand grew for a seventh month, rising at the fastest pace since February 2019 and December 2022, respectively.

From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2023

To better understand a score, government and corporate observers can delve into the subindexes and indicators that show how it was weighted.

From Forbes ● Sep. 5, 2012

All 33 Topix subindexes were down, with Renesas Electronics losing 2.9% and Elpida Memory down 2.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2011

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