See Also: average 3, verb(dictionary)
average(1)(dictionary)
Average(medicine)
With average (W.A.)(finance)
Average(money)
Average down(money)
Average(finance)
Average up(finance)
With Average (W.A.)(money)
With Particular Average (WPA)(money)

average 3, verb (oh)



3 v [linking verb]
to usually do something or usually happen a particular number of times, or to usually be a particular size or amount
::The water in the lake is not particularly deep, averaging about 12 metres.
::The airport averages about a thousand flights a month.
::Inflation averaged just under 2.8% per year.
to calculate the average of figures
::The rate of growth was averaged over a period of three years.
average out phr v
if something averages out at a particular figure, it has that figure as an average over a period of time
average out at
::Training costs for last year averaged out at ¡ê5,100 per trainee.
::The government's share of the cost was intended to average out at 25%.
average sth ¡û¡ú out
to calculate the average of something
::I averaged out the total increase at about 10%.