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aggregate amount

noun·Academic

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UK/ˈæɡrɪɡət əˌmaʊnt/
US/ˈæɡrɪɡət əˌmaʊnt/

Meaning

  1. nouncountable

    the total sum of several amounts added together

    Grammar: Often followed by 'of': the aggregate amount of money owed.

    Patterns

    • aggregate amount of something
    • the aggregate amount

    The aggregate amount of the three invoices was $12,000.

    We need to calculate the aggregate amount spent on travel.

    The aggregate amount of rainfall this year is higher than average.

Word forms

pluralaggregate amounts

Common combinations

aggregate amount of money
The aggregate amount of money raised was impressive.
total aggregate amount
The total aggregate amount includes all fees.
aggregate amount owed
Please pay the aggregate amount owed by Friday.
aggregate amount of data
The aggregate amount of data collected was huge.

Synonyms and how they differ

total
More common and general; 'aggregate' is more formal and often used in technical or financial contexts.
sum
Used especially in mathematics for the result of adding numbers; 'aggregate' can also refer to a collection of things.

Word family

aggregate noun
A total or whole formed by combining several elements.
aggregate verb
To collect or combine things into a whole.
aggregation noun
The process of collecting or combining things.

Commonly confused: aggregate amount or average?

aggregate amount vs average

Average is the result of dividing a total by the number of items; aggregate is just the total.

Practice

The company's _____ amount of debt was over $1 million.

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