aggregate

ag·gre·gate

 (ăg′rĭ-gĭt)

adj.

1. Constituting or amounting to a whole; total: aggregate sales in that market.

2. Botany Crowded or massed into a dense cluster.

3. Composed of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.

n.

1. A total considered with reference to its constituent parts; a gross amount: "An empire is the aggregate of many states under one common head" (Edmund Burke).

2. The mineral materials, such as sand or stone, used in making concrete.

v. (-gāt′) ag·gre·gat·ed, ag·gre·gat·ing, ag·gre·gates

v.tr.

1. To gather into a mass, sum, or whole: aggregated the donations into one bank account.

2. To amount to; total: Revenues will aggregate more than one million dollars.

3. To collect (content from different sources on the internet) into one webpage or newsreader.

v.intr.

To come together or collect in a mass or whole: "Some [bacteria]aggregate so closely as to mimic a multicellular organism" (Gina Kolata). "The first stars began to form when hydrogen and helium gas left over from the Big Bang aggregated into dense clouds" (Paul Davies).

Idiom:

in the aggregate

Taken into account as a whole: Unit sales for December amounted in the aggregate to 100,000.

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[Middle English aggregat, from Latin aggregātus, past participle of aggregāre, to add to : ad-, ad- + gregāre, to collect (from grex, greg-, flock; see ger- in Indo-European roots).]

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ag′gre·gate·ly adv.

ag′gre·ga′tion n.

ag′gre·ga′tive adj.

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aggregate

adj

1. formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate

2. (Botany) (of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets

n

3. a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total

4. (Geological Science) geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals

5. (Building) the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete

6. (Botany) a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate

7. in the aggregate taken as a whole

vb

8. to combine or be combined into a body, etc

9. (tr) to amount to (a number)

[C16: from Latin aggregāre to add to a flock or herd, attach (oneself) to, from grex flock]

ˈaggregately adv

aggregative adj

ˈaggreˌgatively adv

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ag•gre•gate

(adj., n. ˈæg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt; v. -ˌgeɪt)

adj., n., v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. adj.

1. formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined.

2.

a. (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.

b. (of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.

3. (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.

n.

4. a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount.

5. any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.

v.t.

6. to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.

7. to amount to (the number of).

v.i.

8. to combine and form a collection or mass.

Idioms:

in the aggregate, considered as a whole.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin aggregātus, past participle of aggregāre to join together]

ag′gre•gate•ly, adv.

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Aggregate

 an assemblage collected into one body, e.g., a house is an aggregate of bricks, timber, etc. See also collection, combination, compound, sum.

Examples: aggregate of activities, 1855; of small bubbles, 1677; of confusions and incongruities, 1878; of all past experience.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

aggregate

Past participle: aggregated
Gerund: aggregating

Imperative

aggregate

aggregate

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aggregate - the whole amount       total, totality, sum whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
	2.	aggregate - material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
	3.	aggregate - a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together congeries, conglomeration plankton - the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water nekton - the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales sum total, summation, sum - the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
Verb	1.	aggregate - amount in the aggregate to add up, amount, come - develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
	2.	aggregate - gather in a mass, sum, or whole combine unitise, unitize - make into a unit; "unitize a car body" amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify, mix - to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"
Adj.	1.	aggregate - formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" aggregated, aggregative, mass collective - forming a whole or aggregate
	2.	aggregate - composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets; "raspberries are aggregate fruits" phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"

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aggregate

noun

1. total, body, whole, amount, collection, mass, sum, combination, pile, mixture, bulk, lump, heap, accumulation, assemblage, agglomeration society viewed as an aggregate of individuals

adjective

1. collective, added, mixed, combined, collected, corporate, assembled, accumulated, composite, cumulative the rate of growth of aggregate demand

verb

1. combine, mix, collect, assemble, heap, accumulate, pile, amass We should never aggregate votes to predict results under another system.

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aggregate

noun

1. A number or quantity obtained as a result of addition:

amount, sum, summation, sum total, total, totality.

Archaic: tale.

2. An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back:

all, entirety, everything, gross, sum, total, totality, whole.

Informal: work (used in plural).

Idioms: everything but the kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the whole ball of wax.

verb

1. To bring together so as to increase in mass or number:

accrue, accumulate, agglomerate, amass, collect, cumulate, garner, gather, hive, pile up, roll up.

2. To come to in number or quantity:

amount, number, reach, run into, total.

Idiom: add up to.

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Translations

مَجْمُوع

souhrnúhrn

AggregataggregierenGesamtsumme

total

agrégatagrégersommetotal

heildarupphæî, samtala

aggregatoin totaletotale

suma

kopsumma

sum

агрегат

toplam

合计

aggregate

A. [ˈægrɪgɪt] N

1. (= total) → conjunto m
on aggregate → en conjunto
Scotland won 5-4 on aggregate → ganó Escocia por 5 a 4 en conjunto
in the aggregate → en conjunto, en total

2. (Geol, Constr) → agregado m

B. [ˈægrɪgɪt] ADJ → total, global

C. [ˈægrɪgeɪt] VT → juntar, sumar

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aggregate

[ˈægrɪgət]

n

(= total) → ensemble m, total m
an aggregate of → un total de
in aggregate, in the aggregate (= in total) → dans l'ensemble

(SPORT) on aggregate → au total des points
Raith Rovers won 3-2 on aggregate → Raith Rovers a gagné 3 à 2 au total des points.

modif
aggregate score → score m total

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aggregate

n

→ Gesamtmenge f, → Summe f, → Gesamtheit f; considered in (the) aggregate → insgesamt betrachtet; on aggregate (Sport) → in der Gesamtwertung

(Build) → Zuschlagstoffe pl; (Geol) → Gemenge nt

adj → gesamt, Gesamt-; aggregate value → Gesamtwert m

vt

(= gather together) → anhäufen, ansammeln

(= amount to) → sich belaufen auf (+acc)

vi → sich anhäufen, sich ansammeln

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aggregate

[ˈægrɪgɪt]

1. n

a. (total) → insieme m
in the aggregate → nel complesso
on aggregate (Sport) → con punteggio complessivo

b. (Geol) → aggregato (Constr) → materiali mpl inerti

2. adj → complessivo/a

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aggregate

(ˈӕgrigət) noun

a total. What is the aggregate of goals from the two football matches? totaal مَجْمُوع общ total souhrn, úhrn die Gesamtsumme samlet sum σύνολο, άθροισμαtotal kogusumma مجموع kokonaismäärä total בְּסִיכּוּם כָּל הַמִשׂחָקִים पूर्णयोग ukupni rezultat végeredmény jumlah total heildarupphæð, samtala totale 統計 집합, 총계 suma kopsumma agregat totaalsum, opphopningsuma مجموع total total совокупность súčet, súhrn seštevek ukupan iznos summa, det sammanlagda ผลรวม toplam 合計 сукупність مجموعہ tổng số 合计

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