amount
amount
Definition
amount (ə mo̵unt′)
intransitive verb
- to add up; equal in total the bill amounts to $4.50
- to be equal in meaning, value, or effect her failure to reply amounts to a refusal
Etymology: ME amounten, to ascend < OFr amonter < amont, upward < a- (L ad), to + mont < L montem, acc. sing. of mons, mountain
noun
- the sum of two or more quantities; total
- the whole meaning, value, or effect
- a quantity a fair amount of resistance
amount
Synonyms
amount
n.
amount
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- money: He is limited in his lending solely by a multiple of the amount of money he already has.
- waste: The Council will minimize the amount of waste it sends to landfill.
- energy: Everyone can play a part in increasing the amount of renewable energy the UK uses.
- datum: USB memory sticks enable large amounts of data to be stored.
- cash: However, you may be required to ' match fund ' - ie put in an equal amount of cash to the requested loan.
- time: You will need to spend considerable amounts of time using a personal computer.
Converse of object
- reduce: None have achieved any advance in reducing the amount of drug harm.
- spend: I spend a fair amount of my time waiting for machines.
- pay: A cash bonus scheme where the amount paid to the employe is linked to the performance of the company's shares.
- increase: We need your support to increase the amount of essays we have in our archive of papers.
- exceed: Financial obligations to the customer will never exceed the amount the customer has paid during the previous six months.
- calculate: Don't get too caught up in calculating exact amounts.
Adjective modifier
- huge: They are taking huge amounts of our money in profits year on year on year.
- considerable: These large areas can produce considerable amounts of surface water runoff in heavy storms.
- vast: There are vast amounts of slot machines for you to try you luck.
- large: USB memory sticks enable large amounts of data to be stored.
- certain: A certain amount of coercion or healthy bribery may be needed to practice!
- enormous: Depending on budget, there's an enormous amount of choice.
Noun used with modifier
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