average out
phrasal verb
averaged out; averaging out; averages out
: to produce a result that is even and balanced when looked at over a period of time
The irregularities averaged out over the course of the study.
Sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. It all averages out in the end.
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But the eye-watering stake only led to 18 sales, averaging out at $1,500 each, surmounting to only $27,000.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
According to an analysis from the health policy research group KFF, without the subsidies, average out-of-pocket premium payments are expected to double, from $888 a year to $1,904.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The average out-of-pocket cost in Missouri was $399.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
All distance ladder methods, when aggregated together, average out to a value of 73-74 km/s/Mpc, with the best of those methods having gotten down to a 1-2% uncertainty.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
According to an analysis from the health policy research group KFF, without the subsidies, average out-of-pocket premium payments are expected to double, from $888 a year to $1,904.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The average out-of-pocket cost in Missouri was $399.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
All distance ladder methods, when aggregated together, average out to a value of 73-74 km/s/Mpc, with the best of those methods having gotten down to a 1-2% uncertainty.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for average out
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“Average out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/average%20out. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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