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on the average

on the av·er·age
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee av-er-ij, av-rij]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/
    • /ɒn ðə ˈævərɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee av-er-ij, av-rij]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/

Definitions of on the average words

  • noun on the average a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester. 1
  • noun on the average a typical amount, rate, degree, etc.; norm. 1
  • noun on the average Statistics. arithmetic mean. 1
  • noun on the average Mathematics. a quantity intermediate to a set of quantities. 1
  • noun on the average Commerce. a charge paid by the master of a ship for such services as pilotage or towage. an expense, partial loss, or damage to a ship or cargo. the incidence of such an expense or loss to the owners or their insurers. an equitable apportionment among all the interested parties of such an expense or loss. Compare general average, particular average. 1
  • adjective on the average of or relating to an average; estimated by average; forming an average: The average rainfall there is 180 inches. 1
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Origin of on the average

First appearance:

before 1485
One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; earlier averay charge on goods shipped, orig. duty (< Middle French avarie < Old Italian avaria < Arabic ʿawārīyah damaged merchandise), with -age replacing -ay

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on the average popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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