on aggregate
idiom
British, sports
: with the scores of a series of matches added together
Our team won the same number of matches, but their team scored more goals so they won on aggregate.
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Beyond their domestic dominance, Sundowns reached this year’s CAF Champions League final, but lost 3-2 on aggregate to Egyptian side Pyramids.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 7 June 2025
It was tied 2-2 after the first leg, then tied 4-4 on aggregate after the end of regulation in the second leg, then tied again at 5-5 on aggregate after an overtime, leading to Spain winning 5-4 on penalty kicks.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Luis Enrique had been the manager of Barcelona in 2017 when the Catalan team had made Champions League history by coming back from 4-0 to beat PSG 6-5 on aggregate, one of the greatest games – and one of the worst humiliations – in the competition’s history.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Bundesliga Elversberg 2-1 (4-3 on aggregate) to win the Relegation Playoffs.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 7 June 2025
It was tied 2-2 after the first leg, then tied 4-4 on aggregate after the end of regulation in the second leg, then tied again at 5-5 on aggregate after an overtime, leading to Spain winning 5-4 on penalty kicks.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Luis Enrique had been the manager of Barcelona in 2017 when the Catalan team had made Champions League history by coming back from 4-0 to beat PSG 6-5 on aggregate, one of the greatest games – and one of the worst humiliations – in the competition’s history.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Bundesliga Elversberg 2-1 (4-3 on aggregate) to win the Relegation Playoffs.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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“On aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20aggregate. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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