noun

1. The arithmetic mean.

   “The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.”

2. Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.

3. (marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.

verb

1. To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.

   “If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18.”

2. Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.

   “I averaged 75% in my examinations this year.”

3. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.

   “to average a loss”

adjective

1. Constituting or relating to the average.

   “The average age of the participants was 18.5.”

2. Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.

   “I soon found I was only an average chess player.”

3. Typical.

   “The average family will not need the more expensive features of this product.”

Synonyms: av., ave., avg., expectation, mean, comme ci comme ça, mediocre, medium