weighted average

British  

noun

1. an average calculated by taking into account not only the frequencies of the values of a variable but also some other factor such as their variance. The weighted average of observed data is the result of dividing the sum of the products of each observed value, the number of times it occurs, and this other factor by the total number of observations

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Example Sentences

The deal represents a premium of 21% to Brasileira de Aluminio’s 20-day weighted average trading price, Rio Tinto said.

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It expects organic sales growth to be in line with or ahead of the weighted average growth in the categories and countries it competes in, which was about 2% in 2025.

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The price represents a 32.5% premium to Allfunds’ closing price of 6.64 euros a share on Nov. 26 and a 40.3% premium for Allfunds’ weighted average price for the three-month period ended Nov. 26, Deutsche Borse Group said Wednesday.

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The offer implies a price of A$0.778 for each Predictive Discovery share based on Perseus’s closing price Tuesday, a nearly 35% premium to the stock’s 10-day volume weighted average price, Perseus said.

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His explanation for this time frame is that it approximates the debt refinancing cycle because the weighted average maturity of that debt is just over five years.

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