aggregate

noun

/ˈæɡrɪɡət/

Idioms

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[countable] a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together
- a record aggregate of 285 points
- The three smaller parties gained an aggregate of 25 per cent of the vote.
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[uncountable, countable] (specialist) sand or broken stone that is used to make concrete or for building roads, etc.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin aggregat- ‘herded together’, from the verb aggregare, from ad- ‘towards’ + grex, greg- ‘a flock’.

Idioms

in (the) aggregate

(formal) added together as a total or single amount
- Businesses are, in the aggregate, deeper in debt than ever before.

on aggregate

(British English, sport) when the scores of a number of games are added together
- They won 4–2 on aggregate.

adjective

/ˈæɡrɪɡət/

[only before noun] (economics or sport)

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verb

/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/

[usually passive] (formal or specialist)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they aggregate	/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/ /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/
he / she / it aggregates	/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪts/ /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪts/
past simple aggregated	/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/
past participle aggregated	/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/
-ing form aggregating	/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ/

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to put together different items, amounts, etc. into a single group or total
- be aggregated (with something) The scores were aggregated with the first round totals to decide the winner.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin aggregat- ‘herded together’, from the verb aggregare, from ad- ‘towards’ + grex, greg- ‘a flock’.

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