Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense aggregates, present participle aggregating, past tense, past participle aggregatedpronunciation note: The adjective and noun are pronounced (ægrɪgət). The verb is pronounced (ægrɪgeɪt).
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.
The rate of growth of GNP will depend upon the rate of growth of aggregate demand.
Their previous four wins had provided an aggregate score of 12-7 in their favour.
Synonyms: collective, added, mixed, combined More Synonyms of aggregate
Aggregate is also a noun.
The highest aggregate came in the third round where Leeds and Middlesbrough drew4-4.
2. countable noun
An aggregate is a number of people or things that are being considered as a single thing.
[formal]
...society viewed as an aggregate of individuals. [+ of]
Synonyms: total, body, whole, amount More Synonyms of aggregate
3. verb
If amounts or things are aggregated, they are added together and considered as a single amount or thing.
[formal]
Different economies, with different currencies, should not be aggregated to produceuniform policies. [beV-ed into n]
We should never aggregate votes to predict results under another system. [V pl-n]
[Also V pl-n into n]
Synonyms: combine, mix, collect, assemble More Synonyms of aggregate