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# aggregate

«aggregate» in Mova's school dictionary: **A total made by adding several amounts together** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an aggregate, aggregates); adjective; verb (aggregate, aggregates, aggregated, aggregating)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A total made by adding several amounts together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#m1)

2) (sport, UK and elsewhere) The total score over two or more games: "on aggregate". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#m2)

3) (adjective, formal) Made up of many parts added together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#m3)

4) (verb, formal) To collect or add things together into one total. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#m4)

5) (science, building) Sand, gravel and small stones mixed into concrete. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

A stiff exam word: "find the aggregate" means find the total. In football cups, a team wins "on aggregate" when its two scores added together are bigger. Phrases: in aggregate, on aggregate, aggregate score.

### examples

- Find the aggregate of 12, 15 and 23. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#x1)
- City won 4–3 on aggregate after the two matches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#x2)
- The aggregate cost of the trip was 300 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#x3)
- Her aggregate mark across all tests was the highest in the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#x4)
- The builders mixed cement with aggregate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#x5)
- The data from all the schools was aggregated into one table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/#x6)

### note

Noun stressed "AG-ri-gat"; verb often "AG-ri-gate". In a maths problem "aggregate" means the total: add all the amounts. Do not confuse with "average", which is the total divided by how many.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «aggregate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aggregate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.