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Etymology

From Latin index (“a discoverer, informer, spy; of things, an indicator, the forefinger, a title, superscription”) < indicō (“point out, show”); see indicate.

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Noun

index (plural indexes or indices)

  1. An alphabetical listing of items and their location; for example, the index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found.
  2. (linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context. E.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
  3. The index finger, the forefinger.
  4. A sign; an indication; a token.
    His son's empty guffaws ... struck him with pain as the indices of a weak mind.
  5. (economics) a single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
  6. (programming, computing) An integer or other key indicating the location of data e.g. within a vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
  7. (computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.

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Verb

to index (third-person singular simple present indexes, present participle indexing, simple past and past participle indexed)

  1. (transitive) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
  2. To inventory, to take stock.

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to arrange an index
  • Czech: indexovat cs(cs)
  • Danish: indeksere
  • Dutch: please add this translation if you can
  • Esperanto: indeksi eo(eo)
  • Finnish: indeksoida fi(fi)
  • French: please add this translation if you can
  • German: indizieren de(de)
  • Italian: indicizzare it(it)
  • Polish: indeksować
  • Spanish: please add this translation if you can
to take stock — see inventory

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

index m.

  1. index (economics)

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Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on: Index

Wikipedia nl

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index m (plural indexen or indices)

  1. index

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French

Etymology

From Latin index (“pointer, indicator”), from indicō (“point out, show”).

Noun

index m. (plural index)

  1. Index
  2. forefinger
  3. The welcome page of a web site, typically index.html, index.htm or index.php

Latin

Etymology

From indicō (“point out, indicate, show”), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + dicō (“indicate; dedicate; set apart”).

Pronunciation

Noun

index (genitive indicis); m, f, third declension

  1. A pointer, indicator.
  2. The index finger, forefinger.
  3. A sign, indication, proof, mark, token, index.
  4. An informer, discoverer, director, talebearer, guide, witness, betrayer, spy.
  5. (of books) A title, superscription.
  6. (of books) An index, catalogue, table, list, summary, digest.
  7. (of paintings or statues) An inscription.

Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative index indicēs
genitive indicis indicum
dative indicī indicibus
accusative indicem indicēs
ablative indice indicibus
vocative index indicēs

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Q. I've recently come into a little bit of money, and would like to place the money in an index fund like the S&P 500. This is the first time I've really invested, so I would like to start small, say around $500, but I'm unsure how I would go about actually doing it. Can I do it myself, or is a middle man necessary?
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A. There are two ways to invest in an index fund: 1. Buy shares in an index fund. (ex. Vanguard 500 Index Fund, tracks S&P 500) 2. Buy shares in a ETF. (ex SPY, tracks S&P 500) In practice, these two ways are very similar. The difference is that index funds usually have no transaction costs for buying/selling, but can only be bought through certain authorized brokers and might charge a fee if you have a low account balance. ETFs are traded on the stock market and can be bought through *any* brokerage (ex. etrade), but you will almost certainly be charged a fee for buying/selling. In general, it's better to go with an index fund if you'll be making regular investments and with an ETF if you'll be buying/selling less frequently. Some… [cont.]
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