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CPI
/ˌsiː piː ˈaɪ/
Definition
1
Consumer Price Index (CPI): A key economic indicator measuring the average change over time in prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of goods and services, often used to gauge inflation.
2
Cost Per Impression (CPI): In digital advertising, the amount an advertiser pays for every thousand times an ad is displayed, regardless of clicks.
Examples
The CPI jumped again this month, turning my weekly grocery run into a luxury yacht purchase.
Blame the CPI for why avocado toast now feels like a hedge fund investment.
Economists stared at the latest CPI data like it held the secrets to eternal low inflation.
My marketing budget's CPI is so low, my ads are basically getting VIP treatment for pennies.