aggregate

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity
US /ˈæɡrɪɡət/ UK /ˈæɡrɪɡət/
noun adj verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a whole formed by combining elements; total; (verb) to gather into a mass

    The aggregate of all donations exceeded a million dollars.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a whole formed by combining... totalsumcombinedcollectiveamassedaccumulatedcomposite
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Word family
Derived forms aggregationaggregativeaggregatoraggregately

Etymology

From Latin aggregatus, past participle of aggregare ('to add to, herd together'), from ad ('to') + gregare ('to gather into a flock'), from grex ('flock, herd').

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