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adj. ADV. very Peter was a very average golfer. | fairly | above, below an above average climb in prices, noun ADJ. annual | national The national average is just over two children per family. | overall | weighted | batting, bowling (both in cricket) VERB + AVERAGE arrive at, calculate, find, work out You'll have to calculate the average. PREP. above ~ His test results are well above average. | below ~, on ~ On average, prices have risen 6%.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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average out
to be or become equal in amount or number
• The highs and lows of life tend to average out in the end., average out at sth
to have a particular number or amount as the average
• My annual holiday varies, but it averages out at five weeks a year., average sth out
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to calculate the average of a set of numbers or amounts
• If I average out what I earn a month, it's about one and a half thousand pounds.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs