/ˈævərɪdʒ/
#2450 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
The number you get when you add amounts together and share them out equally; the usual or middle level.
Word origin
From French avarie, damage to a ship or its goods, from Arabic awariya, damaged goods. The cost of damage at sea was shared out equally, which gave the modern sense of an equal middle amount.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- awariya
Examples
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You add the numbers and divide by how many there are.
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"On average" means usually, when you look at the whole picture.
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"Average" is also an adjective meaning normal or in the middle.
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