Aggregate
/ˈæɡrɪɡət/
nounIntermediateVery CommonGeneral
Meanings
Question
Definitions
2 meanings1
A whole formed by combining several things.
/ˈæɡrɪɡət/
nounneutralIntermediate
General
A collection or gathering of things or people
The company's sales for the year formed an impressive aggregate.
How It's Used
General
"The aggregate of their efforts resulted in success."
2
Bring together or collect (data, objects, etc.).
/əˈɡreɡət/
verbneutralIntermediate
Technology
To gather together or collect
The system aggregates data from thousands of sensors.
How It's Used
General
"They aggregated data from multiple sources."
Tip:Imagine gathering (grex in Latin) things together as you 'aggregate' them.
From Latin 'aggregare' (to gather together), from 'ad-' (to) + 'grex', 'gregis' (flock). First attested in English in the late 15th century.
Aggregate was historically used in the late 15th century to describe groups or collections of things or people.
Memory tip
Imagine a flock of birds (gregis in Latin) coming together as an aggregate.
Practice
Word Origin
Root: grex, gregis
Base: aggregate
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Usage
60%Spoken
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