■ noun
1》 the result obtained by adding several amounts together and then dividing the total by the number of amounts.
2》 a usual or ordinary amount, level, or rate.
3》 Law the apportionment of financial liability resulting from loss of or damage to a ship or its cargo.
■ adjective
1》 constituting an ~.
2》 of the usual or ordinary amount, level, or rate.
↘mediocre: a very ~ movie.
■ verb
1》 amount to or achieve as an ~.
↘calculate or estimate the ~ of.
2》 ( ~ out ) result in an even distribution.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C15: from Fr. avarie 'damage to ship or cargo', from Ital. avaria , from Arab. ῾awār ; the mod. sense arose from the equitable sharing of liability for losses at sea between the owners of the vessel and of the cargo.