aggregate

aggregate
ag|gre|gate1 [ˈægrıgıt] n formal
1.)
the total after a lot of different figures or points have been added together
aggregate of
▪ The smaller minorities got an aggregate of 1,327 votes.
▪ In the aggregate (=as a group or in total) , women outlive men by 7 or more years.
on aggregate
BrE (=when the points from two football games are added together)
▪ Manchester United won 2-1 on aggregate.
2.) [singular, U] technical
sand or small stones that are used in making ↑concrete
aggregate 2
aggregate2 adj [only before noun] technical
[Date: 1400-1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of aggregare 'to add to', from ad- 'to' + grex 'group of animals']
being the total amount of something after all the figures or points have been added together
▪ an increase in the aggregate production
aggregate 3
ag|gre|gate3 [ˈægrıgeıt] v formal
1.) [linking verb]
to be a particular amount when added together
▪ Sheila's earnings from all sources aggregated £100,000.
2.) [I,T usually passive]
to put different amounts, pieces of information etc together to form a group or a total
aggregate with
▪ A wife's income is no longer aggregated with that of her husband.
>aggregation [ˌægrıˈgeıʃən] n [U]

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