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aggregate

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verb

as in to number
to have a total of over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books

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aggregate

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adjective

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Noun
Research shows that, in aggregate, nonprofit hospitals did not spend a greater proportion of their expenses on either charity care or Medicaid services for low-income patients than for-profits did. Ge Bai, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Polling in the three weeks since Harris took the mantle from Biden is sparse, but the Real Clear Politics aggregate of polls in Georgia shows Trump clinging to a 0.8-point lead, with one poll showing Harris in the lead. Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Aug. 2024
Verb
There is no national database, many states do not aggregate cases, and when prosecutors file in juvenile court, the records are sealed. Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024 Other Indiana power outages For any companies not listed above, check our power outages database that aggregates power outage information from more than 1,000 companies nationwide. John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
The aggregate average daily trading volume of the six major Southeast Asian exchanges—Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—is just $5 billion, compared to $200 billion traded on the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. Shawn Tully, Fortune Asia, 9 Oct. 2024 Context: The math is different, but the concept is similar to the aggregate expenditure limit for K-12 schools that has sparked legislative battles in recent years. Jeremy Duda, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aggregate 

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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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