average amount
noun phraseUK /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ əˈmaʊnt/
US /ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ əˈmaʊnt/
The usual or middle amount you get when you share things out evenly.
The average amount of rain in April is about five centimeters.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The result you get by adding several amounts together and dividing by how many there are.
If you add 2, 4, and 6, the average amount is 4.
3. A normal or expected quantity of something in a group.
The average amount of homework for the class is twenty minutes.
4. A middle level that is not too much and not too little.
He eats an average amount of food at lunch.