average

The arithmetic mean.

"The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18."

Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.

(marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.

To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.

"If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18."

Over 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."

To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.

"to average a loss"

Constituting or relating to the average.

"The average age of the participants was 18.5."

Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.

"I soon found I was only an average chess player."

Typical.

"The average family will not need the more expensive features of this product."