average
noun
a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean.
subaverage
-
a word derived from
average.
Example Sentences
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Price gouging skyrocketed as thousands flooded the rental market in January, leading to bidding wars for subaverage homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
Florida requires defendants to demonstrate both “significantly subaverage intellectual functioning” and impairments in “adaptive behaviour”, such as communicating and looking after oneself.
From Economist ● Mar. 6, 2014
They must have subaverage intellectual functioning and difficulty living independently, and they must show it before age 18.
From Reuters ● Oct. 21, 2013
