average

average: I UK [ˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ] / US noun
Word forms "average":
singular average plural averages
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1) [countable/uncountable] the amount, level, standard etc that is typical of a group of people or things

Incomes here are nowhere near the national average.
above/below average:
Her performance in the test was way below average.

2) [singular/uncountable] maths an amount that is calculated by adding several numbers together and dividing the total by the original number of things you added together

Add 20, 10, and 30 and find the average.
average of:
Each of the people in the study lost an average of six pounds in weight.

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- on average

II UK [ˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ] / US adjective ***

1) around a usual or ordinary level or standard

a child of average intelligence

He's about average height.

a) neither good nor bad

The standard of the work overall was average.

b) like most others of the same type

The average child spends around ten hours a week watching television.

2) not very good

a decidedly average performance

3) [only before noun] maths calculated by adding a group of numbers together and dividing the total by the amount of numbers

winds with an average speed of 15 miles per hour

Derived word:
averagely
adverb
III UK [ˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "average":
present tense I/you/we/they average he/she/it averages present participle averaging past tense averaged past participle averaged
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to usually do, have, involve etc a particular level or amount

It's a small shop, averaging about 500 customers a week.

The cost of developing a new drug now averages around £500 million.
Phrasal verbs:
- average out

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Synonyms:

Medium, mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, Equate, reduce to an average, reduce to a mean, Medial, medium, mean / Mediocrity, medium grade, mean standard, Proportion, distribute proportionally, Amount to, or result in (when the mean is taken), Middling, ordinary, passable, moderate, tolerable, well enough, pretty well, not bad

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average — n Average, mean, median, norm, par denote something and usually a number, a quantity, or a condition that represents a middle point between extremes. Of these words average, mean, median, and par are also used as adjectives. Average is an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
average — [av′ər ij, av′rij] n. [altered (by assoc. with ME average, money rent paid in place of service by the tenant with his horses < aver, draft horse) < OFr avarie, damage to ship or goods, mooring charges < OIt avaria < Ar ʿ awār, damaged … English World dictionary
average — I (midmost) adjective center, centermost, intermediate, mean, mean proportioned, medial, median, mediate, medium, mid, middle, middle class, middle grade, middlemost, middling associated concepts: average annual earnings or wages, average capital … Law dictionary
Average — Av er*age, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[ e]rage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Average — Av er*age, a. 1. Pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.; ordinary; usual; as, an average rate of profit; an average amount of rain; the average Englishman; beings of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Average — Av er*age, v. i. To form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to amount to, or to be, on an average; as, the losses of the owners will average twenty five dollars each; these spars average ten feet in length. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
average — [adj1] normal, typical boilerplate*, common, commonplace, customary, dime a dozen*, everyday, fair, fair to middling*, familiar, garden*, garden variety*, general, humdrum*, intermediate, mainstream, mediocre, medium, middle of the road*,… … New thesaurus
average — ► NOUN 1) the result obtained by adding several amounts together and then dividing the total by the number of amounts. 2) a usual amount or level. ► ADJECTIVE 1) constituting an average. 2) usual or ordinary. 3) mediocre. ► … English terms dictionary
Average — Av er*age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Averaging}.] 1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avérage — 1. (a vé ra j ) s. m. Terme de commerce. La moyenne avérée, vraie, reconnue telle, et en général la moyenne. Sur trois ans l avérage a été de.... ÉTYMOLOGIE Avérer. avérage 2. (entrée créée par le supplément) (a vé ra j ) s. m. Nom, dans le… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
average — (del inglés; pronunciamos averás ) sustantivo masculino 1. Área: deporte Promedio, término medio: Gana el Barcelona por gol average … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

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