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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌævɚɪdʒ ˈʌp/ · UK /ˌævərɪdʒ ˈʌp/

average up means: To buy more shares at a higher price, increasing the average price you paid.

verb

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To buy more shares at a higher price, increasing the average price you paid.

  • She decided to average up.
  • Investors averaged up as the share price rose.
  • Would you average up on a stock you already own?

How to use it: average up on something (He averaged up on the stock after its price rose.)

Opposites: average down

Common phrases: average up holdings, average up cautiously

CALCULATE AVERAGEC1

To work out a typical or approximate number from several amounts.

  • Average up these numbers, please.
  • She averaged up our monthly costs.
  • We can average the estimates up for a rough figure.

How to use it: average something up (I averaged the figures up to estimate our spending.)

Similar words: average, calculate an average

Common phrases: average up costs, average up figures

Questions about average up

What does average up mean?

To buy more shares at a higher price, increasing the average price you paid.

What is average up in other languages?

Türkçe: maliyet ortalamasını yükseltmek · Español: promediar al alza · Français: renforcer à la hausse · Deutsch: zu höheren Kursen nachkaufen · Italiano: mediare al rialzo · 日本語: 買い上がる

How do you pronounce average up?

In American English /ˌævɚɪdʒ ˈʌp/; in British English /ˌævərɪdʒ ˈʌp/.

How do you use average up in a sentence?

She decided to average up. Investors averaged up as the share price rose.

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