on average

phrase

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Expedia also found that fall hotel stays in destinations across the United Kingdom are, on average, slightly higher than summer, with some spots up as much as 20% to 30%. — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Research by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li and Lindsey Raymond on 5,172 customer support agents found that AI assistance increased productivity by 15% on average. — Michael Tyrimos, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Then American women were earning, on average, 59 cents on each dollar earned by men. — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Losing access to free meals could require families to spend on average nearly $1,000 per student each school year, according to the Center for American Progress. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026