aggregate meaning and definition

AGGREGATE noun

Definition of aggregate (noun)

1. the whole amount
   • synonyms: sum, total, totality
2. material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
3. a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
   • synonyms: congeries, conglomeration

AGGREGATE verb

Definition of aggregate (verb)

1. amount in the aggregate to
2. gather in a mass, sum, or whole
   • synonyms: combine

AGGREGATE adjective

Definition of aggregate (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: aggregated, aggregative, mass
2. composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets
   • "raspberries are aggregate fruits"