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Meaning of amount in English

amount
noun [ C ]
us
/əˈmaʊnt/ uk
/əˈmaʊnt/
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B1
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted:
amount of 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.
The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger.
I had a certain amount of (= some) difficulty finding the house.
I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount (= of money).
You wouldn't believe the amount of trouble (= what a lot of trouble) I've had with this car.
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Grammar

Amount of, number of or quantity of?
We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns: …
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: …

Idioms

any amount of
no amount of
(Definition of amount from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

amount | Intermediate English

amount
noun [ C ]
us
/əˈmɑʊnt/
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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

not amount to much
(Definition of amount from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

amount | Business English

amount
noun [ C ]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/ us
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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)

Examples of amount

amount
On the other hand it exposes journalists for a longer amount of time to more danger and thus makes the whole thing more risky.
From NPR
Initially, the school district was unwilling to share the appraisal amount with cleveland.com.
From cleveland.com
It's no secret that individuals and companies throw off massive amounts of data every day.
From Fast Company
In fact, there were disputes over such matters as the amount of rehearsal time the company used in the theater.
From San Francisco Chronicle
Granted, no amount of coverage would prevent a lawsuit exceeding that coverage.
From Los Angeles Times
They amount to approximately 3 terabytes of data, including corporate records, financial filings, emails, and more.
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She put away budget surpluses over the years which eventually amounted to about a million dollars.
From cleveland.com
Children could continue to make individual in-app purchases of less than that amount without a parent's approval.
From TechCrunch
We have him in a position where he's interacting with the least amount of people.
From New York Post
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Collocations with amount

amount

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actual amount
Thus, it is very possible to give away more than half the actual amount.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
adequate amount
If perennials can fix an adequate amount of carbon to make them viable crops, the question becomes one of harvest index rather than trade-off.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
aggregate amount
The amount remaining after deducting the estimated amount of these specific grants is the aggregate amount of the rate support grant.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（尤指不可數事物的）數量, 數額, 量…
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（尤指不可数事物的）数量, 数额, 量…
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cantidad, cantidad [feminine]…
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quantidade, quantidade [feminine]…
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जमा रक्कम किंवा वस्तू जी मोजता येते…
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量, 額, 量（りょう）…
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miktar, yekun, tutar…
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quantité [feminine], montant [masculine], s’élever à…
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quantitat…
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bedragen, gelijkstaan met, bedrag…
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ஒரு தொகுப்பு அல்லது வெகுஜன, குறிப்பாக கணக்கிட முடியாத ஒன்றின்…
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(असंख्य वस्तु की) मात्रा…
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જથ્થો, રકમ, પ્રમાણ…
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beløbe sig til, komme på, være det samme…
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uppgå till, innebära, vara detsamma som…
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berjumlah, sama dengan, jumlah…
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sich belaufen (auf), hinauslaufen (auf), der Betrag…
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mengde [masculine], sum [masculine], utgjøre…
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مقدار, تعداد, رقم…
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становити, дорівнювати, бути рівнозначним…
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количество…
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వెరసి, ఒక సేకరణ లేక రాశి, ముఖ్యంగా ఒక లెక్కపెట్టలేని వస్తువు యొక్క సేకరణ లేక రాశి…
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كَمِيّة, مِقْدار…
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পরিমাণ…
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činit, obnášet, rovnat se…
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berjumlah, sama dengan, banyaknya…
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มีผลรวม, เทียบเท่ากับ, จำนวน…
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lên tới, có nghĩa là, lượng…
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ilość, kwota, opiewać na…
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양…
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quantità, ammontare a, significare…
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