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

Homes in Miami and West Palm Beach, Florida sold for nearly 5% less than their asking price on average, while buyers across much of the South typically paid 2% to 3% below asking in June, the latest month for which Redfin has metro-level sales data. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

The facilities bill allocated funds based on average daily attendance, so small, rural school districts that often have high needs didn’t get enough money to construct a new building, or to even address all of their major repair needs. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

Amid all the uncertainty of 2025, our program graduates were still able to secure meaningful employment within less than a month, on average. — Max Simkoff, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

What tends to work a little better on average is when the live-action film is produced as more of a hybrid with the techniques that made the director’s name. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026