aggregate
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5.8
- adjective
- /ˈæɡrɪɡət/
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agregado
- For each study, we created an aggregate quality rating by summing our evaluations of the seven criteria.
- aggregate demand
- aggregate data
- aggregate output
Examples
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"Inadequate aggregate demand could lead to extended periods of unemployment."
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The report detailed the aggregate sales figures for the entire year, reflecting the company's overall performance.
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Understanding one person, one vote as an aggregate right provides useful answers to these questions.
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We're trying to hit all of these pathways in aggregate to make a real difference.
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Utility was to be measured in terms of the aggregate pain and pleasure caused.
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But that goal is a far different one from stimulating aggregate economic activity.
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Overall, declining energy intensity would have reduced aggregate energy use by 32% between 1973 and 1988.
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TBI surveillance systems have provided important aggregate information on the incidence of these injuries.
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Globalization has expanded aggregate wealth and enabled developing countries to achieve unprecedented prosperity.
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If teachers perceive the principal and/or decision-making structures as being unfair, aggregate citizenship behavior may likely diminish.
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Synonyms
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8.6
Many separate parts come together to make one whole
Made by combining several separate amounts into one total
When things or people join to work as one unit
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.2
The total amount that people, businesses, and the government want to buy in a country at one time
- Specialized
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7.0
The total amount of money available to people and businesses in a country, including cash and bank deposits
- Specialized
A fruit made of many small fruits that form from one flower, like blackberries
How Combined
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aggregate comes from Latin parts ad- ('to') and grex ('flock' or 'group'), so it means 'made by bringing parts together'. That's why the adjective aggregate describes a total or collective amount formed from many smaller parts.