aggregate

aggregate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. total, sum, whole; combination. See quantity, density.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. sum, gross, total, whole; see all 1 , sum , whole .
See Synonym Study at sum .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
composite, total, mass, cluster, mix, blend, assembly, sum total, whole.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A number or quantity obtained as a result of addition: amount, sum, summation, sum total, total, totality. Archaic: tale. See COUNT. 2. An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back: all, entirety, everything, gross, sum, total, totality, whole. Informal: work (used in plural). Idioms: everything but (or except) the kitchen sink; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole ball of wax (or kit and caboodle or megillah or nine yards or shebang). See PART. II verb 1. To bring together so as to increase in mass or number: accrue, accumulate, agglomerate, amass, collect1, cumulate, garner, gather, hive, pile up, roll up. See COLLECT. 2. To come to in number or quantity: amount, number, reach, run into, total. Idiom: add up to. See INCREASE.

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