on average

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variants or on the average

: taking the typical example of the group under consideration

Prices have increased on average by five percent. [=the average increase has been five percent]

Examples of on average in a Sentence

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Identifying an abbot Rodwell found the bones were still jumbled together inside the coffin, which was hewn from a single block of limestone and measured about 7 feet (2 meters) long, with walls about 4 inches (10 centimeters) thick on average. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Yield has declined from 32% in 2014 to 22% in 2024 at public and from 24% in 2014 to 18% in 2024 at private, nonprofit colleges and universities, on average, federal data shows. — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

This program allows parents of any income level to use $8,000 in state money on average, based on county of residence, for their children’s private or homeschooling education. — Liv Coleman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

About 180 Chicago police officers will patrol the system each day in 2027, up from on average 150 this year, according to the budget. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026