aggregate
Americanadjective
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formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined.
the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
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Botany.
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(of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.
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(of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.
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Geology. (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.
noun
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a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount.
the aggregate of all past experience.
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a cluster of soil particles: an aggregate larger than 250 micrometers in diameter, as the size of a small crumb, is technically regarded as a macroaggregate.
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any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.
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Mathematics. set.
verb (used with object)
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to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.
- Synonyms:
- gather, accumulate, amass, assemble
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to amount to (the number of ).
The guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred.
verb (used without object)
idioms
adjective
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formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate
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(of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets
noun
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a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total
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geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals
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the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete
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a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate
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taken as a whole
verb
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to combine or be combined into a body, etc
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(tr) to amount to (a number)
Other Word Forms
- aggregable adjective
- aggregately adjective
- aggregateness noun
- aggregative adjective
- aggregatory adjective
- hyperaggregate verb
- reaggregate verb
- subaggregate adjective
- subaggregately adverb
- unaggregated adjective
Etymology
Origin of aggregate
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin aggregātus (past participle of aggregāre ), equivalent to ag- ag- + greg- (stem of grex “flock”) + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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For the RBA, the data will point to whether aggregate capacity constraints are more or less worrisome than before.
Treasuries, meanwhile, had their best month in a year, rising 1.5% in aggregate, according to Bloomberg data, and consolidating their case a as a risk-free destination for capital in times of broader market concerns.
From Barron's
These markets often excel at aggregating dispersed information, sometimes outperforming polls and expert forecasts of elections, economic indicators and geopolitical developments.
Juventus were left wondering what might have been after coming close to mounting an incredible comeback against Galatasaray with 10 men before eventually being knocked out of the Champions League, 7-5 on aggregate.
From Barron's
State Street is also a longtime provider of private-market benchmarks generated from aggregates of fund cash flows and valuations.
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