aggregate

[ag-ri-git, -geyt, ag-ri-geyt]

adjective

1. formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined.

   the aggregate amount of indebtedness.

   Synonyms: whole, complete

2. Botany.

   1. (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.

   2. (of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.

3. Geology.,  (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.

noun

1. a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount.

   the aggregate of all past experience.

2. a cluster of soil particles: an aggregate larger than 250 micrometers in diameter, as the size of a small crumb, is technically regarded as a macroaggregate.

3. any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.

4. Mathematics.,  set.

verb (used with object)

aggregated, aggregating 

1. to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.

   Synonyms: gather, accumulate, amass, assemble

2. to amount to (the number of ).

   The guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred.

verb (used without object)

aggregated, aggregating 

1. to combine and form a collection or mass.

aggregate

/ ˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪtɪv /

adjective

1. formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate

2. (of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets

noun

1. a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total

2. geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals

3. the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete

4. a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate

5. taken as a whole

verb

1. to combine or be combined into a body, etc

2. (tr) to amount to (a number)

Other Word Forms

• aggregable adjective
• aggregately adverb
• aggregateness noun
• aggregatory adjective
• hyperaggregate verb
• reaggregate verb
• subaggregate adjective
• subaggregately adverb
• unaggregated adjective
• aggregative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aggregate¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin aggregātus (past participle of aggregāre ), equivalent to ag- ag- + greg- (stem of grex “flock”) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of aggregate¹

C16: from Latin aggregāre to add to a flock or herd, attach (oneself) to, from grex flock

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in the aggregate, taken or considered as a whole.

   In the aggregate, our losses have been relatively small.

Example Sentences

The 26 of the top 100 arms maker which are based in Europe saw aggregate revenues grow by 13 percent to $151 billion.

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Nomura’s own leading index of Asia ex-Japan’s aggregate exports has risen strongly, signaling export growth is likely to edge higher into the year-end.

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Irwin, 21, and Carson, 32, scored an aggregated score from the judges of 29 points.

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Much of his work centers on how to speed up market research by using bots to aggregate and analyze large amounts of information.

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But those firms get their numbers in the course of providing advisory and other services to investors and have permission to publish them only in an aggregated, anonymized form.

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Related Words

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• combined 
• corporate 
• cumulative