verb
1. compute the average of (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑average
• Topics: ↑arithmetic
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• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
2. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
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The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40
• Syn: ↑average
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something
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average out [phrasal verb]
1 : to produce a result that is even and balanced when looked at over a period of time
The irregularities averaged out over the course of the study.
Sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. It all averages out [=evens out] in the end.
2 average out to (something) : to be equal to (a specified average amount) over a period of time
The gain averaged out to 20 percent.
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Main Entry: ↑average
Useful english dictionary. 2012.