noun
: an economic indicator (as the level of corporate profits or of stock prices) that more often than not shows a change in direction before a corresponding change in the state of the economy — called also leader
noun
: an economic indicator (as the level of corporate profits or of stock prices) that more often than not shows a change in direction before a corresponding change in the state of the economy — called also leader
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012