Check pronunciation: aggregate. Definition of aggregate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

aggregate noun [C or U] (TOTAL) Add to word list. something formed by adding together several amounts or things: aggregate of They purchased an aggregate of 3,000 shares …

a (1) : clustered in a dense mass or head. an aggregate flower. (2) : formed from several separate ovaries of a single flower. aggregate fruit. b. : composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments. c. : taking all units as a whole. aggregate sales. aggregately adverb. aggregateness noun. 2 of 3. verb.

An aggregate is a number of people or things that are being considered as a single thing. [formal] ...society viewed as an aggregate of individuals. [ + of] Synonyms: total, body, whole, amount More Synonyms of aggregate. 3. verb. If amounts or things are aggregated, they are added together and considered as a single amount or thing. [formal]

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 Examples from the Corpus aggregate ...

To aggregate is to collect many units into one. If you're writing a novel, you might create a character who is an aggregate of five or six real people. Aggregate comes from the Latin verb aggregare, which means to add to. As a verb it means to collect into a mass or whole.

aggregate noun [C or U] (TOTAL) Add to word list. something formed by adding together several amounts or things: aggregate of They purchased an aggregate of 3,000 shares …

3. Geology. made up of a mixture of mineral fragments, crystals, or similar materials. an aggregate rock. noun. 4. a group or mass of distinct things gathered into, or considered as, a total or whole. 5. the sand or pebbles added …

noun. a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount: the aggregate of all past experience. a cluster of soil particles: an aggregate larger than 250 micrometers in diameter, as the size of a small crumb, is technically regarded as a macroaggregate.

1. : to join or combine into a single group. [+ object] The Web site aggregates content from many other sites. [no object] These insects tend to aggregate [= congregate] in dark, moist places. 2. [linking verb] : to equal a specified number or amount.