on average

phrase

variants or on the average
: taking the typical example of the group under consideration
Prices have increased on average by five percent. [=the average increase has been five percent]

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Each seat has 39 inches of pitch, and, on average, Lufthansa’s premium economy seats offer 50% more space than regular economy. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026 For HBCUs, on average, under 40% of freshmen meet that mark, with one of the reasons for those lower rates being the financial challenges many students at these schools face. — Asia Alexander, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The segments in the human genome are, on average, shorter than Neanderthal and Denisovan segments. — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 This, again, is a massive inflow of money to contracts and securities that net the investor no money on average and could have been allocated to the positive-sum equity market instead. — Derek Horstmeyer, Fortune, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for on average

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“On average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20average. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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