average
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
averages
plural
averages
Britannica Dictionary definition of AVERAGE
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a number that is calculated by adding quantities together and then dividing the total by the number of quantities
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see also grade point average, the law of averages at law
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The average of 16, 8, and 6 is 10.
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Take all these temperatures and find their average.
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An average of 2,000 people attended the show each night.
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Prices have increased on average about eight percent.
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On average, women live longer than men.
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(US) He saves on the average about five percent of his income.
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a level that is typical of a group, class, or series
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a middle point between extremes
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His work has been better/worse than average. = His work has been above/below average.
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His work has been above the average.
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average
/ˈævrɪʤ/
adjective
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average
/ˈævrɪʤ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of AVERAGE
1
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calculated by adding quantities together and then dividing by the number of quantities
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Take all these temperatures and find the average temperature.
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The investment had a higher average return.
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The average age of the company's employees is 36.
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ordinary or usual
— often used informally with your
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The average woman lives longer than the average man.
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Do you know what the average person earns?
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an average day
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the average American family/home buyer
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He's just your average guy. [=he is a typical or ordinary guy]
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It wasn't your average snowstorm. [=it was worse than an ordinary snowstorm]
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He's not your average salesman. [=he is unusual]
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not unusually large or small
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Sales were about average for the industry on the whole.
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not unusually good or bad
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Average grades are not good enough to get you into graduate school.
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She was an average student.
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She thought the performance was just average.
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average
/ˈævrɪʤ/
verb
averages;
averaged;
averaging
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average
/ˈævrɪʤ/
verb
averages;
averaged;
averaging
Britannica Dictionary definition of AVERAGE
[+ object]
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to have (a specified number) as an average
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The children in that class average four feet in height. [=the average height of the children is 4 feet]
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Her daily commute averages 40 minutes. [=the average length of her daily commute is 40 minutes]
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We average six calls a day. [=we get six calls a day on average]
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to calculate the average of (something)
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The teacher averaged the students' grades.
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What figure do you get when you average the amount of rainfall for the last three months?
average out
[phrasal verb]
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to produce a result that is even and balanced when looked at over a period of time
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The irregularities averaged out over the course of the study.
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Sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. It all averages out [=evens out] in the end.
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average out to (something)
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to be equal to (a specified average amount) over a period of time
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The gain averaged out to 20 percent.
