aggregate
aggregate
(ægrɪgət )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense 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]
The rate of growth of GNP will depend upon the rate of growth of aggregate demand.
England have beaten the Welsh three times in succession with an aggregate score of 83-12.
2. countable noun
[formal]
...society viewed as an aggregate of individuals. [+ of]
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 produce uniform policies. [be V-ed into n]
We should never aggregate votes to predict results under another system. [V pl-n]
[Also V pl-n into n]aggregation (ægrɪgeɪʃən ) uncountable noun [usually NOUN of noun]
A bigger objection is that aggregation of the results invites distortion.
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