■ noun 'agrɪgət
1》 a whole formed by combining several disparate elements.
2》 the total score of a player or team in a fixture comprising more than one game or round.
3》 a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles.
↘pieces of broken or crushed stone or gravel used to make concrete.
■ adjective 'agrɪgət
1》 formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items.
2》 Botany (of a group of species) comprising several very similar species formerly regarded as a single species.
3》 Economics denoting the total supply or demand for goods and services in an economy at a particular time.
■ verb 'agrɪgeɪt combine into a whole.
Derivatives
aggregation noun
aggregative 'agrɪgətɪv adjective
Origin
ME: from L. aggregat- , aggregare 'herd together', from ad- 'towards' + grex , greg- 'a flock'.