"aggregate" in the noun sense
1. sum, total, totality, aggregate
the whole amount
2. aggregate
material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
3. aggregate, congeries, conglomeration
a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
"aggregate" in the verb sense
1. aggregate
amount in the aggregate to
2. aggregate, combine
gather in a mass, sum, or whole
"aggregate" in the adjective sense
1. aggregate, aggregated, aggregative, mass
formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
"aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"
"the aggregated amount of indebtedness"
2. aggregate
composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets
"raspberries are aggregate fruits"
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