aggregate

The word “aggregate” means a total formed by combining several separate amounts or items. In plain terms, a combined total, or (in building) crushed stone/gravel, or the act of combining things into one.

“Aggregate” is pronounced AG-rih-guht (/ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.ɡət/ in IPA).

Here is “aggregate” used in a sentence: “The team won 5-3 on aggregate over two legs.”

Words with a similar meaning to “aggregate” include entirety, group and totality.

The opposite of “aggregate” — its antonyms — is segregate.

Depending on how it is used, “aggregate” can be a noun, an adjective and a verb.

The word “aggregate” comes from Latin. From Latin aggregare ("to flock together"), from ad- ("to") + grex ("flock") — the same root as "gregarious" and "egregious.".

“Aggregate” is a fairly common word in modern English.

An aggregate is the total you get by adding several separate amounts together, while an average divides that total by the number of items. Aggregate sales, for example, are all the sales added up, not the typical individual sale.

In construction, aggregate is the sand, gravel, or crushed stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete. It gives the concrete its bulk and strength, with the cement acting as the binder that holds everything together.

As a noun, an aggregate is the combined total itself; as a verb, to aggregate is the action of combining separate items into that total. The two are spelled the same, though the verb form is often given a slightly fuller final syllable in speech.