average up

買い上がる

より高い値段で株を買い足し、平均購入価格を上げる。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： average up on something (He averaged up on the stock after its price rose.)

反対語： average down

よく使う表現： average up holdings, average up cautiously

平均を計算する

複数の数値から、平均やおおよその値を求める。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： average something up (I averaged the figures up to estimate our spending.)

類義語： average, calculate an average

よく使う表現： average up costs, average up figures