weighted average

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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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Interest-rate strategists at TD Securities wrote in an October 2025 report that the advance of stablecoins could “influence Treasury’s debt management decisions, leading to a shorter weighted average maturity of issuance.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Curaleaf is offering $4 a share for Aurora, representing a premium of more than 45% based on Aurora’s 30-day volume weighted average price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

It also paid $4.18 billion to buy back about 8.6 million Class B shares at a weighted average price of $485.95, with most of the purchases made in June.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

The company spent $349.6 million to repurchase 478 shares of Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $731,389.41 during the second quarter, with the bulk of those purchases coming in June.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

P, defined as a weighted average with the weights of the first year, would, then, still be 105/14 cents.

From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson