2average adjective
1 : calculated by adding quantities together and then dividing by the number of quantities
▪ Take all these temperatures and find their average temperature. ▪ The investment had a higher average return. ▪ The average age of the company's employees is 36. 2 : ordinary or usual
▪ The average woman lives longer than the average man. ▪ Do you know what the average person earns? ▪ an average day ▪ the average American family/home buyer — often used informally with your ▪ He's just your average guy. [=he is a typical or ordinary guy] ▪ It wasn't your average snow storm. [=it was worse than an ordinary snowstorm] ▪ He's not your average salesman. [=he is unusual] 3 a : not unusually large or small
▪ Sales were about average for the industry on the whole.
b : not unusually good or bad
▪ Average grades are not good enough to get you into graduate school. ▪ She was an average student. ▪ She thought the performance was just average.
▪ Take all these temperatures and find their average temperature. ▪ The investment had a higher average return. ▪ The average age of the company's employees is 36.
▪ The average woman lives longer than the average man. ▪ Do you know what the average person earns? ▪ an average day ▪ the average American family/home buyer — often used informally with your ▪ He's just your average guy. [=he is a typical or ordinary guy] ▪ It wasn't your average snow storm. [=it was worse than an ordinary snowstorm] ▪ He's not your average salesman. [=he is unusual]
▪ Sales were about average for the industry on the whole.
b : not unusually good or bad
▪ Average grades are not good enough to get you into graduate school. ▪ She was an average student. ▪ She thought the performance was just average.
