amtn.¹

Brit.

/amt/, U.S.

/æmt/

Inflections: Plural amts, amter.

Forms: 1600s ampt, 1700s– amt, 1800s– amter (plural). Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Danish. Partly a borrowing from German. Etymons: Danish amt; German Amt.

Etymology: Partly (i) < Danish amt, †ampt administrative district (especially with reference to districts established in the administrative reorganization of Denmark in 1662), specific sense of amt office (Old Danish ammet ; < Middle Low German ampt , amt office, administrative district (Old Saxon ambaht ), cognate with Old English ambiht : see amboht n.), and partly (ii) < the related German Amt administrative district, specific sense of German Amt office (Old High German ambaht , Middle High German ambaht , ambt : see amboht n.). Compare earlier amtman n.Compare Icelandic amt (16th cent.), Norwegian amt , both < Danish, denoting administrative districts established while Iceland and Norway were under Danish rule. In plural form Amter (compare quot. 2016) after the German plural form Ämter. Compare the following earlier example of the German compound Steueramt tax office (1619 in this sense) in an English context:1621 True Relation Execution in Prague sig. B^v Iohn Kuttenaw, chiefe Captaine of the Citizens in the olde Citty, and Simon Sussitzszky, Commissary of the Counsel, and of the Stewer-ampt..: both are condemned to be hang'd out of the Window of the Towne-house.

Now chiefly historical.

Chiefly in Denmark, Iceland, Germany, and Norway: an administrative district or subdivision. Cf. amtman n.Amts currently exist only in the German states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Brandenburg. They were abolished in Iceland in 1904, in Norway in 1918, and in Denmark in 2007.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > in Germany

circle1675

amt1694

peasantry1762

gau1845

1694 R. Molesworth Acct. Denmark in 1692 xv. 244 The Government in the Country is managed, by dividing it into several Districts or Governments, called Stifts Ampts, whereof there are in all seven, of these four are in Jutland, the other three in the Islands. Each of these is again subdivided into three lesser Jurisdictions, called Ampts.

1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. I. 114 The..island [sc. Funen, Denmark] is divided into five Amts or Prefectures.

1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland Introd. 35 Iceland is..divided into three amts. Over two of the amts is placed an amt-man, who is subject to the governor-general.

1922 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 719/1 The Berby flows into the..Fiord close to the Swedish frontier, in Norway's most Southern Amt, Smaalenene.

1998 P. S. Simonsen et al. Cycling Tourism 173 Denmark is divided up into around 15 Amts, each of which has responsibilities for..roads, health and the environment as well as a strong influence on tourism.

2016 L. Hooghe et al. Measuring Regional Authority I. 378 Most Länder also have an upper tier of local government that does not meet our population criteria. These include Amter (Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Schleswig-Holstein).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

amt.n.²

Forms: 1700s– amt, 1800s– amt. (with point), 1800s– am't. (with point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: amount n.

Etymology: Graphic abbreviation of amount n.

As a graphic abbreviation: an amount.

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the world > relative properties > quantity > [noun]

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amt.1744

volume1882

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun]

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1744 T. Dilworth Schoolmasters Assistant (ed. 2) 144 (table) Rates per Ct. Amts. of 1l.

1847 A. F. Crittenden & S. W. Crittenden Inductive & Pract. Syst. Double Entry Book-keeping 50 The Cr. side shows the Am't paid, and by taking the Am't paid from the Am't rec'd, I have the Bal. on hand unpaid.

1970 Ebony Dec. 170/2 Angel food cake... Add ½ tsp. lemon, ½ tsp. vanilla flavourings; sift small amts. flour into, folding mix gently.

2003 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 19 Jan. d1 80 volunteers have been watching over the dolphin... Every time he defecates, someone notes the time and consistency. 8:15 a.m., small amt. of dark green floating feces. Netted some to verify.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).

单词	amt
释义	amtn.¹ Brit. /amt/, U.S. /æmt/ Inflections: Plural amts, amter. Forms: 1600s ampt, 1700s– amt, 1800s– amter (plural). Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Danish. Partly a borrowing from German. Etymons: Danish amt; German Amt. Etymology: Partly (i) < Danish amt, †ampt administrative district (especially with reference to districts established in the administrative reorganization of Denmark in 1662), specific sense of amt office (Old Danish ammet ; < Middle Low German ampt , amt office, administrative district (Old Saxon ambaht ), cognate with Old English ambiht : see amboht n.), and partly (ii) < the related German Amt administrative district, specific sense of German Amt office (Old High German ambaht , Middle High German ambaht , ambt : see amboht n.). Compare earlier amtman n.Compare Icelandic amt (16th cent.), Norwegian amt , both < Danish, denoting administrative districts established while Iceland and Norway were under Danish rule. In plural form Amter (compare quot. 2016) after the German plural form Ämter. Compare the following earlier example of the German compound Steueramt tax office (1619 in this sense) in an English context:1621 True Relation Execution in Prague sig. B^v Iohn Kuttenaw, chiefe Captaine of the Citizens in the olde Citty, and Simon Sussitzszky, Commissary of the Counsel, and of the Stewer-ampt..: both are condemned to be hang'd out of the Window of the Towne-house. Now chiefly historical. Chiefly in Denmark, Iceland, Germany, and Norway: an administrative district or subdivision. Cf. amtman n.Amts currently exist only in the German states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Brandenburg. They were abolished in Iceland in 1904, in Norway in 1918, and in Denmark in 2007. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > in Germany circle1675 amt1694 peasantry1762 gau1845 1694 R. Molesworth Acct. Denmark in 1692 xv. 244 The Government in the Country is managed, by dividing it into several Districts or Governments, called Stifts Ampts, whereof there are in all seven, of these four are in Jutland, the other three in the Islands. Each of these is again subdivided into three lesser Jurisdictions, called Ampts. 1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. I. 114 The..island [sc. Funen, Denmark] is divided into five Amts or Prefectures. 1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland Introd. 35 Iceland is..divided into three amts. Over two of the amts is placed an amt-man, who is subject to the governor-general. 1922 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 719/1 The Berby flows into the..Fiord close to the Swedish frontier, in Norway's most Southern Amt, Smaalenene. 1998 P. S. Simonsen et al. Cycling Tourism 173 Denmark is divided up into around 15 Amts, each of which has responsibilities for..roads, health and the environment as well as a strong influence on tourism. 2016 L. Hooghe et al. Measuring Regional Authority I. 378 Most Länder also have an upper tier of local government that does not meet our population criteria. These include Amter (Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Schleswig-Holstein). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). amt.n.² Forms: 1700s– amt, 1800s– amt. (with point), 1800s– am't. (with point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: amount n. Etymology: Graphic abbreviation of amount n. As a graphic abbreviation: an amount. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > [noun] metc1225 mountancec1330 amountancec1380 mountenancec1385 quantityc1392 quantitya1398 substance1435 mountenessea1450 mountc1475 number1477 feck1488 quantum1602 valour1631 amount1668 amt.1744 volume1882 society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] sumc1300 sumc1300 so muchc1384 quantity1405 sum in gross (also in great)1421 summa?a1425 amount1450 sold1513 bankc1530 quantum1602 cash1677 amt.1744 figure1842 a bit1894 1744 T. Dilworth Schoolmasters Assistant (ed. 2) 144 (table) Rates per Ct. Amts. of 1l. 1847 A. F. Crittenden & S. W. Crittenden Inductive & Pract. Syst. Double Entry Book-keeping 50 The Cr. side shows the Am't paid, and by taking the Am't paid from the Am't rec'd, I have the Bal. on hand unpaid. 1970 Ebony Dec. 170/2 Angel food cake... Add ½ tsp. lemon, ½ tsp. vanilla flavourings; sift small amts. flour into, folding mix gently. 2003 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 19 Jan. d1 80 volunteers have been watching over the dolphin... Every time he defecates, someone notes the time and consistency. 8:15 a.m., small amt. of dark green floating feces. Netted some to verify. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). > as lemmas AMT AMT n. U.S. alternative minimum tax. ΚΠ 1979 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 15 July c3/3 The new AMT exempts the first $20,000 of income, but levies a tax of 10 percent or $2,000 on his total income of $40,000. 2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 16 Feb. a12/1 He wouldn't necessarily object if Democrats passed a ‘revenue neutral’ bill cutting taxes paid under AMT and raising them elsewhere to offset the money that would be lost to the Treasury. extracted from An. < n.¹1694n.²1744 as lemmas
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