average
noun
a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean.
will average
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future tenseof average.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Treasury yields, which rise when bond prices fall, largely reflect investors’ expectations for what short-term rates set by the Fed will average over the life of a bond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Goldman Sachs analysts now forecast Brent will average $85 a barrel this year and West Texas Intermediate $80 a barrel, down from prior estimates of $90 and $85, respectively.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
In their bull case, the metal will average $5,350 a ton in 2027, which they have said has a 30% chance.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
Across the year, they project it will average about a quarter.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Although an ounce of "clean" gold will average at the assayer's from eighteen to nineteen dollars, sixteen dollars is, in Alaska, the accepted current value.
From The Land of Nome A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901) by Lanier McKee
