Aggregate | Mean of aggregate in English Dictionary

/ˈægrɪˌgeɪt/

• Verb
• to join or combine into a single group
1. The Web site aggregates content from many other sites.
2. These insects tend to aggregate [=congregate] in dark, moist places.
• to equal a specified number or amount
1. All together, they had profits aggregating [=totaling] more than 10 million dollars.
• Noun
• a total amount
1. We spent an aggregate of 30 million dollars in advertising during the last three years.
2. They won the two games by an aggregate of 40 points.

• thought of as a whole
1. Dividends for the year amounted in the aggregate to 25 million dollars.
2. The experience only becomes important when considered in the aggregate.
• with the scores of a series of matches added together
1. Our team won the same number of matches, but their team scored more goals so they won on aggregate.
• formed by adding together two or more amounts
1. The university receives more than half its aggregate income from government sources.
2. The team with the highest aggregate score wins.