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aggregate vs add up

add up vs aggregate

aggregate is a noun but add up is not a noun.

aggregate is an adjective but add up is not an adjective.

aggregate and add up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aggregate Yes Yes Yes No
add up No No Yes No
As verbs, add up is a hypernym of aggregate; that is, add up is a word with a broader meaning than aggregate:
  • aggregate: amount in the aggregate to
  • add up: to measure up to in kind or quality
Other hypernyms of aggregate include amount, come.
aggregate (noun) add up (noun)
the whole amount
a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
aggregate (adjective) add up (adjective)
composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets
formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
aggregate (verb) add up (verb)
gather in a mass, sum, or whole determine the sum of
amount in the aggregate to be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
to measure up to in kind or quality
add up in number or quantity
Difference between aggregate and add up

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