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Princeton's WordNet

  1. all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout ensembleadverb

    with everything considered (and neglecting details)

    "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad"

Wiktionary

  1. on the wholeadverb

    For the most part; apart from some insignificant details.

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  1. on the whole

    On the whole is a phrase that suggests considering or evaluating something in its entirety or generally, taking into account all factors or aspects, rather than focusing on individual parts or specific details. It is often used to summarize or conclude a discussion or analysis.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of On The Whole in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of On The Whole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of On The Whole in a Sentence

  1. Robert Waldschmidt:

    I do suspect they wanted to act quickly and in this instance certain key minority partners like (Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) ) are made whole, this likely ensures that they get the deal done quickly with no competing bids.

  2. Sarah Henchoz:

    Our government will be under pressure from banks to make it easier to pay and retain talent in the UK, to remove the cap would go against the whole ethos of why these things were put in place in the beginning. It will be a politically led decision.

  3. Jim Allen:

    Sarah was kind of the girl next door, everybody could relate to her as a victim, they could be their sister, their friend, their daughter, so I think the whole community kind of rallied behind this case.

  4. Silvia Cappellozza:

    These are the crazy things people do in Italy. They say let's contain public spending and they try to do it like this, the whole production chain is starting again here in Veneto. All of this would be lost.

  5. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer:

    We have had too many games where we have lost points, so we need to look at the whole set-up and balance of the team.


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