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.

Examples of on aggregate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carbon pricing works either by requiring an emitter to pay the government a tax per ton of carbon dioxide emitted or by implementing a cap-and-trade system, in which the government sets a cap on aggregate emissions and firms buy and sell carbon allowances to stay under that cap. —Jessica F. Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025

Their league phase draw is favourable in helping Chelsea work to that point, starting with a familiar opposition in FC Twente, whom Chelsea defeated 9-2 on aggregate in last season’s group stages. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

Though the Rapids took the Cup home for the second straight year on aggregate, their reactions on the field were telling. —Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025

By their lofty standards, Madrid endured a dismal European campaign last term, suffering the ignominy of having to go through the play-offs to qualify for the Round of 16 before being trounced 5-1 on aggregate by Arsenal in the quarter-finals. —Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for on aggregate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate