indexing

noun

in·​dex·​ing ˈin-ˌdek-siŋ How to pronounce indexing (audio)
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Media coverage tends to ignore the long-term nature of private markets while over-indexing on the short-term realities of investing. Will Dunham, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025 Distributed by Maoyan locally, the Japanese anime juggernaut delivered the highest Imax opening weekend box office gross, attendance and indexing ever for a Japanese title in China. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 16 Nov. 2025 Her courtroom preferences, published on the District of South Carolina’s website, demonstrate her focus on documentation and procedure, including requirements for courtesy copies, email submission of pretrial briefs, and indexing of exhibits. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 The company has other larger businesses, like rating bonds, but its indexing business is particularly lucrative and profitable. Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indexing

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First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of indexing was in 1974

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“Indexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indexing. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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