ON THE AVERAGE Definition & Meaning

on the average

As a rule, usually, as in On the average, about 15 percent of the freshmen class will drop out before graduation. This expression uses average in the sense of “a norm or standard.” [First half of 1700s]

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"Guernsey performs well compared to other jurisdictions on the average number of minutes lost per customer per year through faults and cable damage, with 99.9% availability of supply maintained across the year," the company said.

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Asked whether she was worried about the impact of AI on her job she said she was "less concerned" about that and more "about the impact it will have on the average person".

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I thought the amount a person receives was based on the average of the highest 30 years’ of earnings over a person’s entire career.

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In September based on the average price per pack or unit:

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If elected, Trump will slap tariffs on everything from food to gasoline, raising costs on the average Latino family by nearly $4,000.

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