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average

/ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ/

noun

Meaning

  • The arithmetic mean.

    "The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18."

  • Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.

  • (marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.

  • Customs duty or similar charge payable on transported goods.

  • Proportional or equitable distribution of financial expense.

  • An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.

    "batting average"

  • (in the plural) In the corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.

verb

Meaning

  • To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.

    "If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18."

  • Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.

    "I averaged 75% in my examinations this year."

  • To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.

    "to average a loss"

  • To be, generally or on average.

adjective

Meaning

  • Constituting or relating to the average.

    "The average age of the participants was 18.5."

  • Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.

    "I soon found I was only an average chess player."

  • Typical.

    "The average family will not need the more expensive features of this product."

  • Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.

Synonyms

av.,
ave.,
avg.,
expectation,
mean,
comme ci comme ça,
mediocre,
medium,
middle,
middling,
ranking,
so-so,
unremarkable,
ordinary,
uninspiring,
bog-standard,
conventional,
normal,
regular,
standard,
typical,
usual