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ave

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noun

Examples :

"Ye’ll come and find the place where I am lying / And kneel and say an ave there for me."

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A reverential salutation.

Examples :

"As the visiting dignitaries entered the hall, the choir sang a solemn ave. "

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A broad street, especially one bordered by trees.

Examples :

"The children rode their bikes down the ave, enjoying the shade from the tall oak trees lining the street. "

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A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.

Examples :

"The security guard blocked every ave into the building after the alarm went off. "

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The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.

Examples :

"The long ave lined with oak trees led visitors from the main gate to the grand entrance of the estate. "

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A method or means by which something may be accomplished.

Examples :

"There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem."

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(urban toponymy) A street, especially, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is in a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.

Examples :

""My doctor's office is located on Third Ave, between Main Street and Oak Street." "

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The arithmetic mean.

Examples :

"The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18."

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Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.

Examples :

"The professor calculated the ave of the exam scores to see the class's overall performance. "

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(marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.

Examples :

"The shipping company paid the business owner a hefty ave after seawater ruined the electronics during transport. "

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Customs duty or similar charge payable on transported goods.

Examples :

"The importer paid the ave on the shipment of coffee beans arriving from Brazil. "

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Proportional or equitable distribution of financial expense.

Examples :

"The ave of the party costs between the four friends ensured that no one felt unfairly burdened by the expense. "

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An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.

Examples :

"batting average"

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(in the plural) In the corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.

Examples :

"The corn ave for the week showed a slight increase compared to last week's prices. "

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The service that a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the animals of the tenant, such as the transportation of wheat, turf, etc.

Examples :

"The tenant's ave, hauling wood to the lord's manor with his ox-drawn cart, was due next Tuesday. "

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