average

average
'ævəri‹ 1. noun
(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) gjennomsnitt
2. adjective
1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) gjennomsnittlig, gjennomsnitts-
2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) gjennomsnitts-, middels
3. verb
(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) utgjøre i gjennomsnitt
gjennomsnitt
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gjennomsnittlig
I
subst. \/ˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ\/
1) (gjennom)snitt, middelverdi, middeltall
• your results are above average
dine resultater er over gjennomsnittet
2) (jus, sjøfart) havari, sjøskade
3) (handel, sjøfart) avgift (på skip, last)
4) (jus, sjøfart) dispasje
at an average of med et gjennomsnitt på
general\/particular average (jus, sjøfart) totalt havari
the law of averages sannsynlighetsteorien
on an\/the average gjennomsnittlig, i gjennomsnitt
sunshine average (meteorologi) gjennomsnittlig antall soltimer
II
verb \/ˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ\/
1) beregne middelverdi\/gjennomsnittet av
2) utgjøre gjennomsnitt
3) fordele
4) (jus, sjøfart) dispasjere, gjøre opp dispasjon
average down (handel) kjøpe inn til lave priser for å få ned gjennomsnittlige kostnader
average out jevne seg ut, fordele seg jevnt
average up (handel) kjøpe inn til høy pris, i påvente av ytterligere prisstigning
III
adj. \/ˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ\/
1) gjennomsnittlig, gjennomsnitts-, middel-
2) (hverdagslig) vanlig, ordinær, middelmådig
3) (jus, sjøfart) dispasje-

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