Search results
- DictionaryAg·gre·gate
noun
- 1. a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements: "the council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies"
- 2. a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles: "the specimen is an aggregate of rock and mineral fragments"
adjective
- 1. formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total: "the aggregate amount of grants made"
verb
- 1. form or group into a class or cluster: "the butterflies aggregate in dense groups"
: formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective: such as. a (1) : clustered in a dense mass or head. an aggregate flower. (2) : formed from several separate ovaries of a single flower. aggregate fruit. b. : composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments. c.
AGGREGATE definition: 1. something formed by adding together several amounts or things: 2. If one team beats another on…. Learn more.
noun. a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount: the aggregate of all past experience. 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.
There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word aggregate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
To aggregate is to collect many units into one. If you're writing a novel, you might create a character who is an aggregate of five or six real people. Aggregate comes from the Latin verb aggregare, which means to add to. As a verb it means to collect into a mass or whole.
aggregate. noun. /ˈæɡrɪɡət/. /ˈæɡrɪɡət/. Idioms. [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. Topics Money c2.
1. To gather into a mass, sum, or whole: aggregated the donations into one bank account. 2. To amount to; total: Revenues will aggregate more than one million dollars. 3. To collect (content from different sources on the internet) into one webpage or newsreader. v.intr.
More. Definitions of 'aggregate' 1. An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together. [...] 2. An aggregate is a number of people or things that are being considered as a single thing. [formal] [...] 3. If amounts or things are aggregated, they are added together and considered as a single amount or thing.
2 days ago · An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.
From Longman Business Dictionary ag‧gre‧gate1 /ˈægrɪgət/ noun [ countable] 1 the total after a lot of different parts or figures have been added together If workers seek greater increases in wages, they will in the aggregate (=in total) bring about higher inflation. 2 one of the measurements used when calculating the amount of money in an econom...
