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average

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




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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The S&P 500 added 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, or 81 points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower, but barely, with a 0.2% loss.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Average hourly earnings ticked up 0.3% last month and only 0.2% for production-level workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

On Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.4%, which was not a large change for one trading session, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.7%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Sure, the Donnelly house and C Average weren’t much like the life Rain and I had built at Garland.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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