Dictionary Entry
aggregate
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ag-ri-git/Word FrequencyCommon (4.74)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
In a Sentence
“The article includes aggregate to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“The first is what I call aggregate influence, which is that one person's actions gets aggregated with that of many others and suddenly it has a big impact.”
“All our premises are in the French Concession, which amount in the aggregate is about 15 thousand taels or 20 thousand Mexican dollars more or less.”
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Origin
From Latin 'aggregare', meaning 'to gather into a mass'.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “aggregate”
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