average out
When lots of different amounts or results end up giving you a middle number when you add them all together.
Meanings
To reach a middle or balanced result when all individual amounts are considered together.
"Some weeks I work sixty hours and some only thirty, but it averages out to around forty-five per week."
To calculate the average of a set of numbers by dividing the total by the number of values.
"If you average out all the test scores, the class mean is 74 percent."
For things to balance over time so that highs and lows cancel each other out.
"Don't worry about one bad month — it'll average out over the year."
Can be used intransitively ('it averages out') or transitively ('if you average it out'). Very common in everyday conversation when discussing costs, grades, or performance over time. Often used with the preposition 'to' or 'at': 'It averaged out to about fifty dollars a week.'
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