| 释义 | retail price  index  noun [singular]  (abbreviation rpi)  (economics 经济学) in the uk, a list of the prices of some ordinary goods and services which shows how much these prices change each month, used to measure the rate of  inflation  (= a general rise in the prices of goods and services over a period of time)   零售物价指数◆the uk retail price index for november has risen by 0.1%.  英国 11 月的零售物价指数上升了 0.1%。 syn  consumer price index ,  cost-of-living index |