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1.nounThe arithmetic mean."The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18."
2.nounAny measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
3.noun(marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
4.nounCustoms duty or similar charge payable on transported goods.
5.nounProportional or equitable distribution of financial expense.
6.nounAn indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc."batting average"
7.noun(in the plural) In the corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.
8.verbTo compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean."If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18."
9.verbOver 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."
10.verbTo divide among a number, according to a given proportion."to average a loss"
11.verbTo be, generally or on average.
12.nounThe service that a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the animals of the tenant, such as the transportation of wheat, turf, etc.