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aggregate

noun

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A whole formed by combining several separate parts.

The aggregate of the small donations covered the repair bill.

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The production manager handled fiscal oversight by recording approved expenses and checking them against the available funds. She examined the aggregate of the department requests, not just the size of each request in isolation.

From Making a Limited Budget Work.

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