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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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.
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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
South American football’s governing body halted Wednesday’s match at Independiente’s Libertadores de America stadium shortly after the start of the second half amid growing security concerns, with the match level at 1-1 and the Chilean side leading 2-1 on aggregate.
—CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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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
South American football’s governing body halted Wednesday’s match at Independiente’s Libertadores de America stadium shortly after the start of the second half amid growing security concerns, with the match level at 1-1 and the Chilean side leading 2-1 on aggregate.
—CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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“On aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20aggregate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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