average

/ˈæv·rɪdʒ/, /-ə·rɪdʒ/ v [I/T] (AMOUNT)

Definition

› [T] Trainees average (= earn an average of) $20,000 a year. [I/T] My grades vary from year to year, but they average (out to) 3.2, or a little better than a B.

(Definition of average v (AMOUNT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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average adj AMOUNT
average adj USUAL STANDARD
average n AMOUNT
average n USUAL STANDARD
average out phrasal verb
average v AMOUNT
averse adj
aversion n
avert v PREVENT
avert v TURN AWAY
aviation n

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