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Amount

/əˈmaʊnt/ · noun

Meaning

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English)..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
  2. A quantity or volume.
  3. (nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
  4. (intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.
  5. (intransitive, followed by to) To be the tantamount to; to reach up to the level of.
  6. (obsolete, intransitive) To go up; to ascend.

Example Sentences

The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.
Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
The dogs need different amounts of food.
The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.
The final amount of students who have participated to mobility for the period 1995-1999 is held to be around 460 000.
The money in my pocket amounts to three dollars and change.
He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.
His response amounted to gross insubordination.

Synonyms for amount

measurecometotalquantityquantumadd upnumbersum of moneyamount of moneysum

Antonyms for amount

Related Words

totaladd upsumnumbercomequantitymeasurequantumamount of moneysum of moneyaggregationaggregateadditionmassformfractionbasissummingproportionquantification

Word Forms

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does amount mean?

Amount means The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English)..

What is a synonym for amount?

Common synonyms include measure, come, total, quantity.

What is the opposite of amount?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use amount in a sentence?

The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.

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