ag·gre·gate 1 /'a-grə-gət/ adj: taken as a total
aggregate liability
ag·gre·gate 2 /'a-grə-ˌgāt/ vb -gat·ed, -gat·ing
vt
1: to combine or gather into a whole
class members may aggregate their individual claims compare join
2: to amount to
an award aggregating $100,000
vi: to form an aggregate
they may not aggregate if their claims are regarded as “separate and distinct” — J. M. Landers et al.
ag·gre·gate 3 /'a-grə-gət/ n
1: total amount
may sue in federal court if the aggregate of the claims exceeds $50,000
2: a whole made up of individual units
the aggregate of operative facts
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.