Aggregate - Definition

adj 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" [syn: aggregate, aggregated,
aggregative, mass]
2: composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels
or florets or drupelets; "raspberries are aggregate fruits"
n 1: the whole amount [syn: sum, total, totality,
aggregate]
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 [syn:
aggregate, congeries, conglomeration]
v 1: amount in the aggregate to
2: gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: aggregate, combine]