aggregate

aggregate: ▪ I. aggregate ag‧gre‧gate ¹ [ˈægrɪgt] 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. ECONOMICS one of the measurements used when calculating the amount of money in an economy at a particular time:

• M2, the aggregate most closely tracked by the Federal Reserve Board
— see also money supply

ˌmonetary ˈaggregate ECONOMICS

one of the parts of the money supply, for example cash, money held in banks etc:

• The M2 and M3 monetary aggregates have not increased since April.

[m0] ▪ II. aggregate aggregate ² adjective [only before a noun] STATISTICS

total and combined:

• The conglomerate reported an aggregate loss of 1.2 billion Australian dollars.

• Analysts expect aggregate earnings of the top 500 companies to be down 1%.

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aggregate UK US /ˈægrɪgət/ noun

► [C] a total that is calculated by adding together different prices, amounts, etc.: an aggregate of sth »An aggregate of 18,003 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will remain outstanding.

► [C] ECONOMICS a measurement used in calculating the amount of money in an economy at a particular time: »From its peak, the aggregate money supply has declined 18.5%.

→ See also MONEY SUPPLY(Cf. ↑money supply)

► [C usually plural] small stones used in building: »Volumes of aggregates, cement, and concrete used in Britain will rise this year.

● in (the) aggregate — Cf. in the aggregate

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aggregate UK US /ˈæɡrɪɡət/ adjective [before noun]

► added together to make a total amount, price, etc.: »The report scores each health plan for dozens of individual measures, and makes state and regional aggregate data available to the media.
aggregate amount/figure/value »Aggregate figures for the euro mask big differences among member states.
aggregate demand/supply/sales »Pre-tax profits fell 17% on falling aggregate sales.

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aggregate UK US /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/ verb [T]

► to add different prices, amounts, etc. in order to get a total: »The company did $15.6 million in business with the federal government last year, according to data aggregated by OMB Watch.

► to combine different products or services and sell them together: »Mobile and satellite communications systems aggregate a range of services such as telephony, data transmission, and internet distribution.

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Synonyms:

Amass, collect, accumulate, pile, bring together, gather up, sum up, pile up, heap up, scrape together, Collected, total, Whole, total, totality, gross, lump, sum, amount, body, mass, gross amount, sum total, footing

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aggregate — ag·gre·gate 1 / a grə gət/ adj: taken as a total aggregate liability ag·gre·gate 2 / a grə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing vt 1: to combine or gather into a whole class members may aggregate their indiv … Law dictionary
Aggregate — may refer to: * Aggregate (composite), in materials science, a component of a composite material used to resist compressive stress * Construction aggregate, materials used in construction, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, or recycled… … Wikipedia
aggregate — n 1 *sum, total, whole, number, amount, quantity Antonyms: individual: particular 2 Aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration, agglomerate, agglomeration denote a mass formed by parts or particles that are not merged into each other.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
aggregate — [ag′rə git; ] for v. [, ag′rəgāt΄] adj. [L aggregatus, pp. of aggregare, to lead to a flock, add to < ad , to + gregare, to herd < grex (gen. gregis), a herd] 1. gathered into, or considered as, a whole; total [the aggregate number of… … English World dictionary
Aggregate — Ag gre*gate, n. 1. A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; as, a house is an aggregate of stone, brick, timber, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: In an aggregate the particulars are less intimately mixed than in a compound. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aggregate — Ag gre*gate, a. [L. aggregatus, p. p.] 1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective. [1913 Webster] The aggregate testimony of many hundreds. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Formed into clusters or groups … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aggregate — [adj] forming a collection from separate parts accumulated, added, amassed, assembled, collected, collective, combined, composite, corporate, cumulative, heaped, mixed, piled, total; concept 781 Ant. individual, part, particular aggregate [n]… … New thesaurus
Aggregate — Ag gre*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggregated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggregating}.] [L. aggregatus, p. p. of aggregare to lead to a flock or herd; ad + gregare to collect into a flock, grex flock, herd. See {Gregarious}.] 1. To bring together; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aggregate — ► NOUN 1) a whole formed by combining several different elements. 2) the total score of a player or team in a fixture comprising more than one game or round. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ formed or calculated by the combination of many separate items. ► VERB ▪… … English terms dictionary
aggregate — aggregates, aggregating, aggregated (The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]æ̱grɪgət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]æ̱grɪgeɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ: ADJ n An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.… … English dictionary

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