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aggregate

Syllabification: (ag·gre·gate)
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Definition of aggregate

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈagrigit/
  • 1a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements:the council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies
  • the total number of points scored by a player or team in a series of sporting contests:the result put the sides even on aggregate
  • 2a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles.
  • pieces of broken or crushed stone or gravel used to make concrete, or more generally in building and construction work.

adjective

[attributive]
  • formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; 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:aggregate demand aggregate supply

verb

Pronunciation: /-ˌgāt/
  • form or group into a class or cluster: [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.

Derivatives

aggregation

Pronunciation: /ˌagriˈgāSHən/
noun

aggregative

Pronunciation: /-ˌgātiv/
adjective

Origin:

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

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