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Definition of aggregate



Overview of noun aggregate

The noun aggregate has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sum, total, totality, aggregate

(the whole amount)

2. aggregate

(material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster)

3. aggregate, congeries, conglomeration

(a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together)


Overview of verb aggregate

The verb aggregate has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. aggregate

(amount in the aggregate to)

2. aggregate, combine

(gather in a mass, sum, or whole)


Overview of adj aggregate

The adj aggregate has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) aggregate, aggregated, aggregative, mass

(formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness")

2. aggregate

(composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets; "raspberries are aggregate fruits")