Vocabulary
Indicative
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
serving as a sign or indication of something.
Urdu meaning
نشاندہی، دکھانے والا، جتانے والا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The three-year fixed-rate bond will be offered to institutional investors, with an indicative coupon range of 3-4pc per annum.
- The mission will evaluate how Pakistan has done on quantitative performance criteria, structural benchmarks and indicative targets for the first half of the current fiscal year.
- These figures are indicative of Pakistan`s diminishing role as a destination country, despite its strategic location.
- The ICC`s decision on Thursday was indicative of this when it announced that the matches involving the two teams at ICC tournaments hosted by either country till 2027 would be played at a neutral venue.
- The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) is responsible for preparing the Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan at the heart of which lies the least-cost criteria.
Synonyms
symptomatic, expressive, suggestive, evocative, typical, characteristic,
Curator example
“having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem”
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