in the aggregate

Idioms  

1. Considered as a whole, as in Our profits in the aggregate have been slightly higher. [Late 1700s]

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in the aggregate

Every criminal statute targets some category of conduct that causes grave harm in the aggregate.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

“The U.S. consumer remains resilient in the aggregate but increasingly bifurcated beneath the surface,” said Charles Scharf, CEO of Wells Fargo, in an earnings call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

The tax agency has already sent out more refunds than last year and paid out more in the aggregate, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

Small-business profits, in the aggregate, are still in the black, but growth recently turned negative for the first time in a year and a half, Bowley said, citing Bank of America’s spending data.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

During the past twenty years-from 1857 to 1876-77—the number of shipwrecks on our coasts alone has averaged 1,948 a year, representing in money value millions upon millions sterling in the aggregate.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper