Usually means: Generally considering all aspects together.
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General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. on the whole: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. on the whole: Merriam-Webster
  3. on the whole: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. on the whole: Collins English Dictionary
  5. on the whole: Vocabulary.com
  6. on the whole: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. on the whole: Wiktionary
  8. on the whole: Dictionary.com
  9. on the whole: Rhymezone
  10. on the whole: FreeDictionary.org
  11. on the whole: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. on the whole: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. on the whole: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. on the whole: Idioms

Definitions from WordNet (on the whole)

adverb:  with everything considered (and neglecting details)


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