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indexable

indexable

6.7
A payment or investment that changes with a price measure like inflation
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪndɛksəbl/
  • Specialized
: indexable
  • The new salary structure is indexable to the cost of living, allowing employees to receive adjustments as prices rise.

Examples

  • Many retirement accounts are designed to be indexable to inflation, ensuring that savings maintain their purchasing power.

  • Investments in real estate can often be made indexable to the housing market, providing a safeguard against inflation.

  • Individual pallets are indexable in 90-degree increments and can handle loads up to 20 kg.

    Academic text (1993)

How Indexed

indexable
  • Specialized
6.7
unindexed
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Surface Forms

indexable positive

Morphology

indexable = index (transparent) = index + able

The financial sense is formed by attaching '-able' to the verb 'index' (to tie amounts to an index), yielding 'capable of being indexed'; this is a regular derivation.

Etymology

The word indexable comes from index meaning 'pointer' or 'measure' and the ending -able meaning 'able to be'. Think of a price index as a number that shows how prices move, so indexable means 'able to be linked to or change with an index'.