leading indicator
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L
leading indicator is a valid 17-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1E1A1D2I1N1G2I1N1D2I1C3A1T1O1R1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does leading indicator mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
One of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future.
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