deindex

[dee-in-deks]

de·in·dex

[dee-in-deks]
verb (used with object)
to remove from an index or any system of indexing, especially to stop adjusting compensation according to the cost of living: to deindex wages.

Origin:
1975–80; de- + index
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deindex (diːˈɪndɛks)
 
vb
(tr) to cause to become no longer index-linked

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