Aggregate

Definition - adj
: taken as a total <~ liability>
Pronunciation'a-gr&-g&t

Definition - Verb
1  : to combine or gather into a whole <class members may ~ their individual claims>
compare join
2  : to amount to <an award aggregating $100,000>
: to form an aggregate <they may not ~ if their claims are regarded as «separate and distinct" ­J. M. Landers et al.>
Pronunciation'a-gr&-"gAt

Definition - Noun
1  : total amount <may sue in federal court if the ~ of the claims exceeds $50,000>
2  : a whole made up of individual units <the ~ of operative facts>
Pronunciation'a-gr&-g&t

Pronunciation Key

  • \&\ as a and u in a b ut
  • \[^&]\ as e in kitt en
  • \&r\ as ur and er in f urther
  • \a\ as a inash
  • \A\ as a in ace
  • \?\ as o in m op
  • \au\ as ou in ou t
  • \ch\ as ch in ch in
  • \e\ as e in bet
  • \E\ as ea in easy
  • \g\ as g in go
  • \i\ as i in hit
  • \I\ as i in ice
  • \j\ as j in job
  • \[ng]\ as ng in sing
  • \O\ as o in go
  • \o\ as aw in law
  • \oi\ as oy in boy
  • \th\ as th in thin
  • \[th_]\ as thin the
  • \?\ as oo in loot
  • \u\ as oo in foot
  • \y\ as y in yet
  • \zh\ as si in vision


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