From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaggregateag‧gre‧gate1 /ˈæɡrɪɡət/ AWL noun formal 1 TOTAL[countable] the total after a lot of different figures or points have been added togetheraggregate of The smaller minorities got an aggregate of 1,327 votes. In the aggregate (=as a group or in total), women outlive men by 7 or more years.on aggregate British English (=when the points from two football games are added together) Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.2 [singular, uncountable]TI technical sand or small stones that are used in making concrete
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aggregate• It imposed fines totalling £328,500 on 105 solicitors, compared with 76 solicitors fined an aggregate of £216,000 the year before.• In quite dreadful weather conditions Cook put together rounds of 75-80-71-69 for an aggregate of 295.• From this point of view society is an aggregate of such activities; social order is negotiated order.• The business population Businesses constitute the second major aggregate of the private sector.• From the combined results Thomas's group estimated an average particle size of 100 for the copper metal aggregates.• They lost one-nil at Swansea last night, but qualify three-one on aggregate.• The above studies have attempted to assess the presence of circulating platelet aggregates.• Water-based Stronghold smooth, and Stronghold textured masonry paint, reinforced with rock aggregate for extra durability.aggregate of• The company will spend an aggregate of $2 million on the product.aggregateaggregate2 AWL adjective [only before noun] technical TOTALbeing the total amount of something after all the figures or points have been added together an increase in the aggregate productionExamples from the Corpus
aggregate• And at that level of implementation, the aggregate benefits to the enterprise start to become very apparent.• But what happens to the real wage rate following a fall in aggregate demand?• It thus tackles head on the problem of excess or deficient aggregate demand.• But the important thing is the aggregate evidence, which is very conclusive.• aggregate income and investment• Electronics accounted for 21 percent of aggregate manufacturing employment in 1991, against only 7 percent in 1981.• Nevertheless there is one area in which the Keynesian model leaves much to be desired in its treatment of aggregate supply.• What are the determinants of aggregate supply?• When they go on sick leave, their aggregate take-home pay is actually higher than when they are on the job.aggregateag‧gre‧gate3 /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/ AWL verb formal 1 [linking verb]TOTAL to be a particular amount when added together Sheila’s earnings from all sources aggregated £100,000.2 [intransitive, transitive]TOTAL to put different amounts, pieces of information etc together to form a group or a totalaggregate with A wife’s income is no longer aggregated with that of her husband.Grammar Aggregate is usually passive in this meaning, when used as a transitive verb. —aggregation /ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
aggregate• Sheila's earnings from all sources aggregated $100,000.• Figures such as these are not particularly meaningful because the information is highly aggregated.• We made estimates using the aggregated data.• The data were then aggregated for the calendar year 1991. 2.• They aggregate the demands of citizens and communicate these to government officials.• Additionally, for the last five years a history is kept aggregating the number of days absence by type of absence.• Individual scores were then aggregated to derive shift, department, division, and plant totals.• This hierarchy provides the framework upon which textual units are dynamically aggregated to satisfy varying user requirements.• Both power and wealth aggregate within the affluent class.From Longman Business Dictionaryaggregateag‧gre‧gate1 /ˈægrɪgət/ noun [countable]1the total after a lot of different parts or figures have been added togetherIf workers seek greater increases in wages, they will in the aggregate (=in total) bring about higher inflation.2ECONOMICS one of the measurements used when calculating the amount of money in an economy at a particular timeM2, the aggregate most closely tracked by the Federal Reserve Board → see also money supply → monetary aggregateaggregateaggregate2 adjective [only before a noun]STATISTICS total and combinedThe conglomerate reported an aggregate loss of 1.2 billion Australian dollars.Analysts expect aggregate earnings of the top 500 companies to be down 1%.Origin aggregate2 (1400-1500) Latin past participle of aggregare “to add to”, from ad- “to” + grex “group of animals” 