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. You can also use it as an adjective, as in your aggregate sales for February, March and April. It can also be a noun. The mountain of foam in bubble bath is an aggregate of small bubbles. If you plan to work in economics or business, expect to see the word aggregate quite a lot.
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a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
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synonyms:
congeries, conglomeration -
the whole amount
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material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
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formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
“aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year”-
synonyms:
aggregated, aggregative, mass-
collective
forming a whole or aggregate
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collective
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composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets
“raspberries are
aggregate fruits”-
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multiple
having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual
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multiple
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gather in a mass, sum, or whole
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amount in the aggregate to