AVERAGE VARIABLE COST

average variable cost.The average cost per unit of output, arrived at by dividing the total cost (fixed cost and variable cost) by output. See COST (1). Cf. LONG-RUN INCREMENTAL COST.[Blacks Law 8th]

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AVERAGE

average,n.1. A single value that represents a broad sample of subjects; esp., in mathematics, the mean, median, or mode of a series. 2. The ordinary or typical level; the norm. 3.Maritime law. Accidental partial loss or damage to an insured ship or its cargo during a voyage. [Cases: Shipping 186–202. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 458–470.] —…

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AVER

aver (<<schwa>>-v<<schwa>>r), vb. To assert positively, esp. in a pleading; to allege.[Blacks Law 8th]

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AVAILMENT

availment,n. The act of making use or taking advantage of something for oneself <availment of the benefits of public office>. — avail,vb.[Blacks Law 8th]

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