Meaning of aggregate in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  4. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈæɡrɪɡət/

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  1. Verb

    aggregate

    Definitions

    1. amount in the aggregate to

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  2. 2. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

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  3. Classifying Adjective

    aggregate

    Definitions

    1. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole

    Examples

    • « aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year »
    • « the aggregated amount of indebtedness »

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  4. 2. formed of separate units in a cluster

    Examples

    • « raspberries are aggregate fruits »

    Synonyms

  5. Noun

    aggregate

    Etymology

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

    Definitions

    1. a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

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  6. 2. the whole amount

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