indexation

• Mécanisme économique consistant à ajuster automatiquement des salaires, des retraites ou d'autres montants en fonction d'un indice des prix ou du coût de la vie, afin de préserver leur pouvoir d'achat face à l'inflation. Désigne également l'action de classer ou de référencer des données, notamment en informatique.

A system of economic regulation in which wages and interest rates are adjusted according to a cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation.

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1. Economic adjustment mechanismC1formalbusiness

   A system of economic regulation in which wages and interest rates are tied to a cost-of-living index in order to mitigate the effects of inflation.

   Indexation économique

   • The government introduced indexation to protect wages during periods of high inflation.
   • Many pension plans use indexation to adjust benefits annually.
   • Without indexation, the real value of savings erodes quickly.
   • The new contract includes indexation for all future salary increases.

   Synonymesindexing