People are usually prepared to accept a spread of investment that covers different risk levels, providing they average out at the level of risk sought.
»Annual salaries among its workforce of 6,608 averaged out to around £27,000.
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average out at sth — average out at/to sth ► to equal a particular rate or amount, based on an average that is calculated over a period of time: »People are usually prepared to accept a spread of investment that covers different risk levels, providing they average… … Financial and business terms
average out to sth — average out at/to sth ► to equal a particular rate or amount, based on an average that is calculated over a period of time: »People are usually prepared to accept a spread of investment that covers different risk levels, providing they average… … Financial and business terms
average out — UK US average out Phrasal Verb with average({{}}/ˈævərɪdʒ/ verb [T] ► [T] to calculate the average of a set of numbers or amounts: »To calculate any profit, the final level of the index will be averaged out over the past 12 months. »This is the… … Financial and business terms
average out (at something) — ˌaverage ˈout (at sth) derived to result in an average amount over a period of time or when several things are considered • The cost should average out at about £6 per person. • Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays it seems to average out (= result … Useful english dictionary
average — av|e|rage1 W2S2 [ˈævərıdʒ] adj 1.) the average amount is the amount you get when you add together several quantities and divide this by the total number of quantities ▪ The age of the candidates ranged from 29 to 49 with an average age of 37. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
average something out (at something) — ˌaverage sthˈout (at sth) derived to calculate the average of sth Main entry: ↑averagederived … Useful english dictionary
cop-out — n excuse, dodge, evasion, fraud, pretence, pretext, alibi COLLOQ. get out, shirking, passing the buck * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: cop out, verb (herein) 1. : an excuse for copping out … Useful english dictionary
go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beat — beat1 W2S2 [bi:t] v past tense beat past participle beaten [ˈbi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/election)¦ 2¦(hit)¦ 3¦(hit against)¦ 4¦(do better)¦ 5¦(be better)¦ 6¦(food)¦ 7¦(control/deal with)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
score — score1 W2S3 [sko: US sko:r] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a game)¦ 2¦(in a test or experiment)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4 on that score 5 know the score 6 settle a score 7¦(mark)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1000 1100; : Old Norse; Origin: sk … Dictionary of contemporary English
