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“amount” in English

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amountnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /əˈmaʊnt/ us ​ /əˈmaʊnt/

B1 a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted:

They didn't deliver the right amount of sand.
Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.
He paid regular amounts of money to a charity.
I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount (= of money).
The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger.
I had a certain amount of (= some) difficulty finding the house.
You wouldn't believe the amount of trouble (= what a lot of trouble) I've had with this car.

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Amount of, number of or quantity of? …
Amount of or number of?We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns: …
A quantity of or quantities of?Quantity is more formal than amount or number. A quantity of or quantities of can be followed by a countable noun or an uncountable noun. They are most commonly used with an adjective such as huge, big, large, small: …

Idiom(s)

any amount of

(Definition of “amount” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“amount” in American English

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amountnoun [ C ]

us ​ /əˈmɑʊnt/

› the degree to which something is a lot or a little; how much something is:

She’s made a tremendous amount of progress since the accident.
He liked to carry a large amount of money around with him.

Idiom(s)

not amount to much

(Definition of “amount” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“amount” in Business English

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amountnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /əˈmaʊnt/ us ​

› MONEY a quantity of money:

a large/small/considerable amount You can make a considerable amount for only a few hours' work.
a certain/particular amount Payments are limited to a certain amount.
pay/spend/raise an amount If everyone in the company contributed just $10, this would raise the amount needed.
She was so disappointed with the service she refused to pay the full amount.
I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount.

› a quantity of something such as time, space, a substance, or a feeling:

an amount of sth They didn't deliver the right amount of sand.
large/small amounts Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.
a considerable/significant/huge amount The new tax caused a huge amount of anger among small business owners.
Both solutions take about the same amount of time.
any amount of sth

› a very large amount of something:

We had any amount of trouble finishing the job.

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face amount

(Definition of “amount” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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