average out

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Definition of average out in English English dictionary

amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"

If a set of numbers average out to a particular figure or if you average them out to that figure, their average is calculated to be that figure. There are six glasses of wine in one bottle, which averages out to 50p a glass Averaging it out between us there's less than £10 a month each to live on

compute the average of

Hyphenation

a·ver·age out

Turkish pronunciation

ävrıc aut

Pronunciation

/ˈavrəʤ ˈout/ /ˈævrəʤ ˈaʊt/

Etymology

[ 'a-v(&-)rij ] (noun.) 1732. from earlier average proportionally distributed charge for damage at sea, modification of Middle French avarie damage to ship or cargo, from Old Italian avaria, from Arabic 'awArIyah damaged merchandise.