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ava|rice /æ vər I s/ N‑UNCOUNT Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions. [LITERARY ] □  He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.

ava|ri|cious /æ vər I ʃəs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.

ava|tar /æ vətɑː ^r / (avatars ) N‑COUNT An avatar is an image that represents you on the screen in an online game or chatroom □  My avatar has long hair.

Ave. N‑COUNT Ave. is a written abbreviation for avenue . □  …90 Dayton Ave.

avenge /əve ndʒ/ (avenges , avenging , avenged ) VERB If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who is responsible for it. □ [V n] He has devoted the past five years to avenging his daughter's death. □ [V pron-refl] She had decided to avenge herself and all the other women he had abused.

av|enue /æ v I njuː, [AM ] -nuː/ (avenues )

1 N‑COUNT Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used. □  …the most expensive stores on Park Avenue.

2 N‑COUNT An avenue is a wide, straight road, especially one with trees on either side.

3 N‑COUNT An avenue is a way of getting something done. □ [+ of ] Talbot was presented with 80 potential avenues of investigation.

aver /əvɜː ^r / (avers , averring , averred ) VERB If you aver that something is the case, you say very firmly that it is true. [FORMAL ] □ [V that] He avers that chaos will erupt if he loses. □ [V with quote] 'Entertaining is something that everyone in the country can enjoy,' she averred. [Also V ]

av|er|age ◆◆◇ /æ vər I dʒ/ (averages , averaging , averaged )

1 N‑COUNT An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together. □ [+ of ] Take the average of those ratios and multiply by a hundred. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Average is also an adjective. □  The average price of goods rose by just 2.2%.

2 N‑SING You use average to refer to a number or size that varies but is always approximately the same. □ [+ of ] It takes an average of ten weeks for a house sale to be completed.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] An average person or thing is typical or normal. □  The average adult man burns 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day.

4 N‑SING An amount or quality that is the average is the normal amount or quality for a particular group of things or people. □  Most areas suffered more rain than usual, with Northern Ireland getting double the average for the month. ● ADJ Average is also an adjective. □  £2.20 for a coffee is average. □  …a woman of average height.

5 ADJ Something that is average is neither very good nor very bad, usually when you had hoped it would be better. □  I was only average academically.

6 VERB To average a particular amount means to do, get, or produce that amount as an average over a period of time. □ [V n] We averaged 42 miles per hour.

7 PHRASE You say on average or on an average to indicate that a number is the average of several numbers. □  American shares rose, on average, by 38%.

8 PHRASE If you say that something is true on average , you mean that it is generally true. □  On average, American firms remain the most productive in the world.

9law of averages → see law