average
noun
a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean.
averages
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pluralof average.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof average (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
averagenouna quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean.
Example Sentences
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Inventories for natural gas and propane are above recent averages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The targets are based on annual figures which can be volatile but JRF and the Scottish government agree that three-year averages are more useful, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Participation in Little League, meanwhile, where a four-month season averages between $110 and $170, has dropped more than 30% in the past 20 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Technical strategists use moving averages to monitor the underlying trend for an index or stock.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
At the end of the season, The Milwaukee Journal published the averages of all Major League players, and since this pitcher hadn’t played again, his ERA was 135, as I had calculated.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
