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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   The arithmetic mean.

   “The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   (marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   Customs duty or similar charge payable on transported goods.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   Proportional or equitable distribution of financial expense.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.

   “batting average”

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   (in the plural) In the corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.

8. Meaning 8 · verb

   To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.

   “If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18.”

9. Meaning 9 · verb

   Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.

   “I averaged 75% in my examinations this year.”

10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.

    “to average a loss”

11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To be, generally or on average.

12. Meaning 12 · adjective

    Constituting or relating to the average.

    “The average age of the participants was 18.5.”

13. Meaning 13 · adjective

    Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.

    “I soon found I was only an average chess player.”

14. Meaning 14 · adjective

    Typical.

    “The average family will not need the more expensive features of this product.”

15. Meaning 15 · adjective

    Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.

How this word is used

• Everyday “The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.”
• General “batting average”
• Everyday “If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18.”
• General “I averaged 75% in my examinations this year.”
• General “to average a loss”
• Everyday “The average age of the participants was 18.5.”
• General “I soon found I was only an average chess player.”
• General “The average family will not need the more expensive features of this product.”

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