aggregate

 

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈagrɪgət/
  • 1a whole formed by combining several separate elements: the council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies
  • the total score of a player or team in a fixture comprising more than one game or round: he set the pace with a one-over-par aggregate of 151 [mass noun]: the result put the sides level on aggregate
  • 2a material or structure formed from a mass of fragments or particles loosely compacted together: the specimen is an aggregate of rock and mineral fragments
  • [mass noun] pieces of broken or crushed stone or gravel used to make concrete and in building: use aggregate for the first layer when filling the trench

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈagrɪgət/
[attributive]
  • formed or calculated by the combination of several separate elements; total: the aggregate amount of grants made
  • Botany (of a group of species) comprising several very similar species formerly regarded as a single species.
  • Economics denoting the total supply or demand for goods and services in an economy at a particular time.

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈagrɪgeɪt/
  • form or group into a class or cluster: [with object]: socio-occupational groups aggregate men sharing similar kinds of occupation [no object]: the butterflies aggregate in dense groups
  • Computing collect (related items of content) so as to display or link to them: tools that aggregate data from all of the security devices are a good first step

Phrases

in (the) aggregate

in total; as a whole: 10,000 tonnes in aggregate

Derivatives

aggregation

Pronunciation: /-ˈgeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

aggregative

Pronunciation: /ˈagrɪgətɪv/
adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin aggregat- 'herded together', from the verb aggregare, from ad- 'towards' + grex, greg- 'a flock'