indication

n.

1. The act of indicating.
2. Something that serves to indicate; a sign.
3. Something indicated as necessary or expedient: Bed rest is usually the indication for flu cases.
4. The degree indicated by a measuring instrument.

1. Banking. A notation next to a money market dealer's price quote signifying that the quotation is for information only and the dealer is unwilling to do business (make a market) at that price.

2. Securities. A willingness to buy securities in registration from an underwriter-an expression of interest.

noun

1. Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling: expression, gesture, sign, token. See show/hide.
2. An expressive, meaningful bodily movement: gesticulation, gesture, motion, sign, signal. Informal high sign. See express.
3. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else: badge, evidence, index, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, sign, signification, stamp, symptom, token, witness. See show/hide.

n

Definition: evidence, clue
Antonyms: misinformation

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n

That which serves as a guide or warning.

In medicine, a strong reason for believing that a particular course of treatment is desirable. Compare contra-indicated procedure.

A sign or circumstance that points to or shows the cause, treatment, etc. of a disease. See also indicant.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indikation, angivelse, markering, tilkendegivelse, antydning

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanwijzing, aanduiding, indicatie, indicering

Français (French)
n. - indication, indice

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anzeichen, Anzeige, Indikation

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ένδειξη, σημείο

Italiano (Italian)
indicazione, indizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - indicação (f)

Русский (Russian)
признак, показание прибора

Español (Spanish)
n. - indicación, indicio, señal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - angivande, utvisande, tillkännagivande, antydan, tecken, indikation (äv. med.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
指出, 迹象, 指示

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 指出, 跡象, 指示

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지시, 표시 도수, 필요한 조치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 指示, 表示, しるし, 徴候, 表示度数

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توضيح, دلاله, إشارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציון, רמז, הצבעה על, סימן, אינדיקציה‬

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