average
/ˈævərɪdʒ/ nounDefinition
AMOUNT [C] › an amount calculated by adding some amounts together and then dividing by the number of amounts: They work an average of 30.5 hours per week.
USUAL [C, U] › the usual or typical amount: well above/below average
on average › usually, or based on an average: Female workers earn, on average, a third less than men.
(Definition of average noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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