| indicative indicative // adjective 1 (Finance ) [usually before noun] an indicative offer, price, etc. shows the amount you expect to pay, charge, etc., but is not decided definitely: The bank has received an indicative bid for its car leasing business. She said the profit targets were indicative rather than a firm commitment. 2 showing or suggesting sth: These results are not indicative of future sales trends. Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest. |