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average

[av-er-ij, av-rij] / ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ /




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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Average hourly earnings came in exactly in line.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat premarket after closing at a fresh record Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Nasdaq index fell by more than 4%, the S&P 500 closed 2.6% lower and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.35%.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Average hourly wages for permanent employees rose 3.2% on a year earlier, softening from the 4.8% advance the month before and below the 4.6% rise economists expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The stock market had rebounded earlier in the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing an all-time record of 15.34 percent in one day on March 15 to close at 62.10.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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