ALL meanings of in the aggregate
in the ag·gre·gate
I i - adjective in the aggregate formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness. 1
- adjective in the aggregate Botany. (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy. (of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry. 1
- adjective in the aggregate Geology. (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means. 1
- noun in the aggregate a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount: the aggregate of all past experience. 1
- noun in the aggregate a cluster of soil granules not larger than a small crumb. 1
- noun in the aggregate any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc. 1
- noun in the aggregate Mathematics. set (def 92). 1
- verb with object in the aggregate to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body. 1
- verb with object in the aggregate to amount to (the number of): The guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred. 1
- verb without object in the aggregate to combine and form a collection or mass. 1
- idioms in the aggregate in the aggregate, taken or considered as a whole: In the aggregate, our losses have been relatively small. 1
- adverb in the aggregate as a whole 1