amount1 nounamount2 verb
amounta‧mount1 /əˈmaʊnt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable, uncountable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He expects to spend a similar amount on getting his daughter through college.
- He knows an enormous amount about Italian paintings.
- He was fined $300,000, an amount that would ruin the average householder.
- Heinz Co. acquired the ailing food company for an undisclosed amount.
- Please pay the full amount by the end of the month.
- She has a pension, and receives a small amount from her ex-husband.
- The amount of calories a person needs each day is determined by the type of work they do.
- The amount of car crime seems to be on the increase.
- The amount of tax you pay depends on how much you earn.
- The judge reduced the amount of money awarded to the victim.
- The water here contains small amounts of calcium and other minerals.
- There is growing alarm at the amount of violence on the streets of our city.
- Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.
- We spent an astonishing amount of money in town today.
- Work out the amount you spend each month on food and clothes.
- You must pay the full amount in advance.
- Children love to feed the fish, but you must make sure they understand the importance of giving the right amount.
- Losers are often very numerous and lose large amounts of their income.
- Marshall had taken to calling it the rumour factory because a disproportionate amount of time seemed to be wasted on chatter.
- Of particular interest are genes that reduce the amount of a substance called lignin, or that weaken lignin's chemical structure.
- The pillars of coal left behind were compressed, releasing large amounts of an explosive mixture of air and methane called firedamp.
- There seemed to be no limit to the amount of alcohol the jar would produce.
- They spent small amounts of money on load limitation experiments, but decided to do nothing.
- This is because the key factor in their diet is the amount of seafood they eat daily.
THESAURUS
how much of something there is: · Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.· a tiny amount of poison
a particular amount of food, liquid, or another substance that can be measured – used especially in written descriptions and instructions: · Make sure that you add the right quantity of milk.· They buy the wood in large quantities.
the amount of something such as business activity or traffic, especially when this is large or increasing: · The volume of traffic on our roads has risen sharply.· the huge volume of trade with China
the exact amount of something at one time, which can go up or down at other times: · They measured the level of alcohol in his blood.· There is a high level of unemployment.
the amount of something, compared with the whole amount that exists: · the proportion of road accidents caused by drunk drivers· A high proportion of the students were from poor families.
a maximum amount of something that can be produced, sold, brought into a country etc: · import quotas on Japanese cars
the amount of something that is produced, especially crops: · this year’s cotton yield
Longman Language Activatoran amount of something such as money, time, or a substance: the amount of something · The amount of tax you pay depends on how much you earn.· Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.· The amount of calories a person needs each day is determined by the type of work they do.a small/tiny amount · The water here contains small amounts of calcium and other minerals.a large/enormous/considerable amount · He knows an enormous amount about Italian paintings.
use this to ask or talk about the size of an amount of something: · How much did your jeans cost?· I'll get you some paint if you tell me how much you need.how much money/time/food etc: · How much money do I owe you?· Do you realize how much trouble you caused?· How much nitrogen is there in the air?how much of: · You received $50,000. How much of that money is still in your bank account?
use this, especially in written descriptions or instructions, to talk about amounts of food, liquid, or other substances that can be measured: quantity of: · Make sure that you add the correct quantity of water.· Use equal quantities of flour and butter.a large/small/enormous etc quantity: · An enormous quantity of chemical waste has been dumped in the river. in large/small quantities: · Expensive spices, like saffron, are only produced in small quantities.
use this to talk about the total amount of something such as business activity or traffic, especially when it is large or increasing : the volume of trade/sales/traffic/business: · The volume of traffic on our roads has risen by 50% in the past three years.· After 1998, there was a rapid fall in the volume of trade.
use this to talk about the exact amount of something at one time, even though this amount may go up or go down at other times: the level of something: · a device that measures the level of carbon monoxide in the aira high/low level: · The company continues to enjoy a high level of sales.· People who suffer heart attacks tend to have a high level of cholesterol in the blood.
an amount of money: a large/enormous sum: · The apartment cost over $25,000, which was an enormous sum in those days.a sum of money: · She left a small sum of money to her two granddaughters.· A purse containing a small sum of money was found at Guildhall Square on March 20.a lump sum (=an amount of money given in a single payment): · Instead of paying him a regular pension, they gave him a lump sum when he retired.
an amount of something that is worth £100, $10 etc: 100 pounds' worth/ten dollars' worth etc of: · Over £10 million worth of heroin was seized in the raid.· The company owns millions of dollars' worth of real estate in downtown Tokyo.
a number of people or things: the number of · We need to know the number of students in each class.· By next year, the number of homes with either cable or satellite television is expected to be just over 10 million.· The number of working days lost through strikes has continued to rise.a large/small number · A large number of reporters had gathered outside the house.· Thousands of men apply to join the Marines but only a small number are accepted.
use this to talk about or ask about the number of people or things that there are: how many people/things/years etc: · How many cars do you have?· He wouldn't tell us how many girlfriends he'd had.how many of: · How many of you can swim?· It is not known how many of the people arrested in last Saturday's protests have been freed.
a number of things - used especially in written reports about stolen or illegal goods: a quantity of: · A quantity of cocaine was found in Larsson's apartment.a large/small quantity: · Police are investigating a burglary in which a small quantity of jewellery was stolen.· Thieves escaped with a large quantity of cigarettes after breaking into a shop in Cramlington, Northumberland.
an amount that is compared with another amount a number or amount that is calculated as part of a total of 100, and is shown using a % sign: percentage of: · The percentage of women students at the university has increased steadily.a high/large percentage: · Most of the coffee we produce is for export -- a high percentage goes to the US.· A high percentage of businesses fail because of the collapse of a major customer or supplier.a low/small percentage: · The disease is serious, and in a small percentage of cases it can be fatal.· The writer only receives a small percentage of the profits from each book sold.
the number or amount of something, compared with the whole number or amount that exists: proportion of: · The new law is intended to reduce the proportion of road accidents caused by drunk drivers.· a program to increase the proportion of women and black people in the police serviceproportion of something to something: · What is the proportion of men to women in your office?a high/low/large/small proportion: · A high proportion of the products tested were found to contain harmful chemicals.
a set of numbers, such as '20:1' or '5:1', that shows how much larger one quantity is than another: ratio of something to something: · a school where the ratio of students to teachers is about 5:1
a measurement showing the number of times that something happens during a particular period or the number of examples of something within a certain period: · Refugees were crossing the border at the rate of 1000 a day.success/failure rate: · Penicillin has a high success rate in treating bacterial infections.
a very small part of an amount or number: a (small, tiny etc) fraction of something: · The disease affects only a tiny fraction of the population.at a fraction of the cost: · Computers can now do the same job at a fraction of the cost.in a fraction of the time: · A microwave oven cooks food in a fraction of the time required by a normal oven.
a measured amount of goods an official limit on the amount of something that can be produced, sold, brought into a country etc: · An agreement on fishing quotas was reached by EU ministers yesterday.· a meeting of OPEC countries to discuss production quotasimpose a quota on/for something: · Several countries imposed quotas on imports of Japanese cars.
the amount of something that is produced, especially crops: · a 22% fall in this year's cotton yield
an amount that is carried in something the amount or number of things or people that can be carried in a vehicle: load of: · The first load of supplies will be arriving at the camp next week.· Evans was jailed for hijacking a lorry with a £30,000 load of spirits, tobacco and groceries.carload/vanload/truckload etc: · a truckload of sheep· a vanload of furniture· A carload of American tourists pulled up in the street beside him and asked for directions.
: spoonful/bagful etc the amount that is contained in a spoon, bag etc: · We bought three bagfuls of coal.· She added a spoonful of olive oil to the boiling water, then threw in the pasta.
the amount of something bad such as crime, poverty etc use this when you are talking generally about how often something bad happens: amount of: · There is growing alarm at the amount of violence on the streets of our city.· The amount of car crime seems to be on the increase.
use this to talk about the exact amount of a particular problem at one time, even though this amount may go up or down at other times: · Pollution levels in some rivers are already dangerous.the level of something: · the rising level of crime in the inner cities
use this to talk about the number of times something happens within a certain period of time, especially when talking about crime, social problems etc: the crime/divorce/suicide/murder etc rate: · Nassau now has the third highest crime rate in the world.· There is a 40% unemployment rate in the region.
use this to talk about how large and how serious a problem is: the extent of something: · Government inspectors will assess the extent of the damage.· Considering the extent of his injuries, he's lucky to be alive.to such an extent (=to such a large degree): · Discontent had grown to such an extent that the government had to withdraw the new tax.to what extent: · To what extent were politicians responsible for the high unemployment which Britain experienced between the wars?
formal use this to talk about the number of times something bad happens, for example how many people have a particular illness, or how many crimes or accidents there are: the incidence of something: · Since the early 1970s the incidence of breast cancer has increased by about 1% per year.high/low incidence: · Poverty is one of the reasons for the high incidence of crime in this district.· a neighborhood with a high incidence of drug and alcohol abuse
a small amount of something such as a feeling etc · "Do you speak French?" "Just a little."a little trouble/patience/help etc · We had a little difficulty finding the place but we got there in the end.· You might need a little help getting started, but after that you should be fine.a little of · I can understand a little of the frustration he must be feeling.a little more/less · With a little more creativity they could have made the house look really nice.
also a bit especially British informal a little: · By now she was resisting him only a little bit.a little bit of: · We had a little bit of trouble reading his handwriting.· He brings a bit of experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the job.a (little) bit more/less: · I think a bit more discipline is needed with these children.
only a little: · Not much is known about her childhood.not much trouble/patience/help etc: · He doesn't have much experience of running a business.· It was clear that not much thought had been put into the plan.not very much: · We didn't have very much understanding of the problem then.
a little of something: · There is a small amount of truth to what he says.· Big improvements can be made with only a small amount of training and effort.
if there is an element of some quality such as truth, danger, or violence in something, there is a small amount of it, but enough to be noticed: · There is always an element of risk in mountain climbing.· She tried to maintain an element of mystery in her relationships.· Despite the agreement between the two countries, an element of uncertainty about the future remains.
: a taste of power/happiness/fame etc a short experience that shows you what it is like to have power, fame, happiness etc: · Alvin had had a brief taste of freedom and didn't want to live with his parents again.· She decided to become an actress after getting her first taste of fame in a local theatre production.
a small amount of a substance · This glue's really strong - you only need to use a little.a little water/money/time etc · A little make-up would make her look so much more attractive.· The garden could do with a little rain.· Try putting a little oil on the hinge and see if it stops squeaking.a little more/less · If we all used a little less paper, we'd probably save a forest or two.a little of (=a small amount of a specific substance) · A little of the grease got on my skirt.
also a bit especially British informal a small amount of something: · You shouldn't have given me so much toothpaste - I only needed a little bit.a little bit of: · A bit of detergent should get that stain out of your collar.· Save a little bit of the paint to do the trim.
only a small amount of something - use this especially when you expect or need more: · "How much paper is there in the printer?" "Not much."not much water/money/time etc: · There's not much light in this room, is there?· It was very cold, but there wasn't much snow on the ground.not very much: · That's not very much paint if you're planning to paint the whole bedroom.not much of (=a small part of a specific substance): · You can use my shampoo but there's not much of it left.
use this especially when it is a measured amount: · Squeeze a small amount onto the palm of your hand and spread the gel evenly through your hair.a small amount of: · Stir-fry the vegetables in a small amount of oil.· Even a small amount of the drug can be detected in the test.· Small amounts of radiation were found on their clothing.in small amounts: · Fluorine is present in small amounts on Mars.
a small amount of a liquid, flowing out of something: · Because of the drought, the river has become little more than a trickle.trickle of: · There was a trickle of blood coming from the corner of his mouth.
a small amount of a liquid, cream, or powder which has been put onto a surface with something such as a brush or with the fingers: · Can I use some of your perfume? I just want to put a dab on my wrist.dab of: · She put a dab of ointment on the cut.· The car just needs a couple of dabs of paint here and there, and it'll be fine.
if something is low in fat, sugar, salt etc, it contains very little fat, sugar etc: low in: · The casserole is low in calories and fat.· These new industrial cleaners are much lower in ammonia and other dangerous chemicals than before.low-fat/-sugar/-cholesterol etc: · He's been on a low-cholesterol diet since his heart attack.low fat/sugar/cholesterol etc content: · Non-dairy toppings tend to have lower fat content than whipping cream.
a large amount of something · If you plan carefully, a trip to Europe doesn't have to cost a lot.a lot of · We spent a lot of time just lying on the beach.· The book contains a lot of useful advice about setting up your own business.a whole lot/an awful lot (=a very large amount) · To most Americans, $150,000 sounds like a whole lot of money.quite a lot (=a fairly large amount of something) · Helen looks as if she's lost quite a lot of weight recently - is she on a diet?a lot more/less · Ask Susan - she knows a lot more about computers than I do.a lot to do/see/learn etc · We've painted the kitchen and the living room, but there's a lot to do in the other rooms.
informal a large amount of something: · "How much money did you bring with you?" "Lots."lots of: · It's a big house, so we've got lots of room for company.· There was lots of blood, but I don't think anyone got killed.lots and lots: · You can't afford to stay there unless you've got lots and lots of money.lots to see/do/learn etc: · You won't be bored - there's lots to do here.lots more/less: · There's lots more beer in the cooler if you want some.
use this especially in questions and negatives. Much is also used in positive sentences in written English and in formal spoken English: · Do you know much about cars?much pleasure/hope/sense etc: · It gives us much pleasure to announce the names of the winners.· Her answer didn't make much sense to me.so much: · There was so much noise outside, I could hardly hear what she was saying.too much: · I think Perry's had a little too much wine.much to do/see/learn etc: · She never seems to have much to say.· He's very young and still has much to learn about how to deal with employees.much more/less: · We've had much less rain this year than last year.much of (=a large part of something): · Much of Bangladesh remains flooded after last week's torrential rains.
a large amount of something such as time, money, effort, or knowledge: · We already know a great deal about the planet Jupiter.a great/a good deal of: · The job requires a great deal of patience and skill.· It sounds like a simple experiment, but it required a great deal of effort.· There's a good deal of evidence to show that eating red meat can cause heart disease.a great/a good deal more/less: · Audiences have responded to his latest show with a great deal more enthusiasm.
also a fair bit British a large amount of something compared with the total amount that you have: · Don knows a fair bit about managing a company. quite a bit/a fair amount of: · I wasted a fair amount of time before I figured out what was wrong with the car.· There's been quite a bit of conflict between the new director and his staff.quite a bit/a fair amount more/less: · The tickets will cost quite a bit less money if you stay over the weekend.
also loads especially British, /masses British informal a very large amount of something: · "How much space is there in the back of your car?" "Masses."· It was a fantastic meal - there was loads to eat.tons of: · He made tons of money at some computer company.· She's a great athlete with loads of talent.· I've got tons of homework to do this weekend.tons and tons/loads and loads etc: · There's tons and tons of information on the Internet if you're willing to look for it.
British informal a large amount of something, especially work or money: · "How much money have you saved?" "Oh, stacks!"· I have piles to do when I get home tonight.piles/heaps/stacks of: · Her family is very rich - they have heaps of money.
a large amount of something such as work, debt, or information: · We had to complete a mountain of paperwork to get the loan.· The economies of Third World countries are often crippled by huge mountains of debt which they will never be able to repay.
a lot or in very large amounts, especially when this is worse than expected: heavy rain/snow/traffic/fighting/losses/taxation: · The match went ahead despite the heavy rain.· It was a fierce battle, and losses on both sides were heavy.· Traffic was really heavy this morning - it took me over an hour to get here.
informal a large amount of money: · He lost a bundle in the stock market.a bundle of: · If you end up hiring a lawyer, it could cost you a bundle of money.
an amount of money the money that something costs, is paid etc: · Work out the amount you spend each month on food and clothes.· He expects to spend a similar amount on getting his daughter through college. · He was fined $300,000, an amount that would ruin the average householder.amount of money: · We spent an astonishing amount of money in town today.· The judge reduced the amount of money awarded to the victim. small/large/considerable amount: · She has a pension, and receives a small amount from her ex-husband.the full amount (=all the money that someone owes, must pay etc): · You must pay the full amount in advance.undisclosed amount (=when someone does not say what the amount was): · Heinz Co. acquired the ailing food company for an undisclosed amount.
an amount of money - use this to say how large or small an amount is: · They are asking $40 for the new software, almost twice the sum it costs when bought via the Internet.sum of money: · My uncle left me a small sum of money when he died.sum of $100,000/£400 etc: · He offered to purchase the estate for the sum of $80,000.large/small/considerable/enormous etc sum: · Stars like Chaplin earned $2000 a week, which was an enormous sum in those days.· Apple has spent huge sums in its drive to penetrate new markets.· She puts away small sums of money when she can afford to.· The store chain has been forced to pay hefty sums (=a very large amount) to female employees after it was sued for discrimination.lump sum (=an amount of money given in a single payment): · You can receive your bonus in monthly instalments, or as a lump sum.· a lump-sum paymentundisclosed sum (=when someone does not say what the amount was): · The case was settled for an undisclosed sum last year.princely sum (=used to emphasize how small an amount is, when you think it should be bigger): · She and the other workers received the princely sum of $14 for the evening's work.
a particular amount of money that is stated or written down: · "We need $30,000 to get the project started." "How close are you to that figure?"· A comparison of the two figures shows the estimated profit on investment.row/column of figures (=a list of figures written one below the other): · Add up that row of figures, and transfer the full amount to the top of the next page.a four-/five-/six-etc figure number (=a number in the thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands etc): · What's the point of a six-figure salary and no time to enjoy it?final figure (=the amount of money after everything has been added up): · The event raised $400,000 for charity, but that is not the final figure as donations are still coming in.
some, but not a large amount an amount of something, but not a large amount - use this when you are not saying exactly what the amount is: · Can I borrow some money, Dad?· I need some time to think about what you've said.· "We've run out of milk." "Do you want me to go and get some?"some of (=not the whole thing): · Have some of this cake -- it's delicious.some more: · Would you like some more wine?
a fairly large amount - use this to talk about people's feelings, abilities etc: · It's a job that requires a certain amount of intelligence and skill.· A certain amount of stress is unavoidable in daily life.
formal a fairly large amount of something, especially something good: · There is a measure of flexibility in the system.· Having a job gives me a measure of independence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
a considerable amount of money a tiny amount of dirt Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month. Her case has attracted an enormous amount of public sympathy. Dina encountered a fair amount of envy among her colleagues.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We’ve saved a considerable amount of money. He could drink copious amounts of beer without ill effect. A promise was given to double the number of police on duty. We’ll need double this amount for eight people. an enormous amount of money a generous helping of pasta huge sums of money Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time. those who drink large amounts of coffee There are only a limited number of tickets available. Work out the maximum amount you can afford to spend. She had saved a modest amount of money. a predetermined level of spending Some galaxies seem to release prodigious amounts of energy. a sizeable amount of money a small amount of money This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money. an area twice the size of Britain The government will have to borrow vast amounts of money. The refugees come across the border in vast numbers.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a considerable amount of money a tiny amount of dirt Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month. Her case has attracted an enormous amount of public sympathy. Dina encountered a fair amount of envy among her colleagues. We’ve saved a considerable amount of money. He could drink copious amounts of beer without ill effect. A promise was given to double the number of police on duty. We’ll need double this amount for eight people. an enormous amount of money· Both candidates received an equal number of votes.
· I don’t know the exact amount, but it was a lot.
· I was staying up late, consuming excessive amounts of coffee.
a generous helping of pasta huge sums of money Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time. those who drink large amounts of coffee There are only a limited number of tickets available. Work out the maximum amount you can afford to spend. She had saved a modest amount of money. a predetermined level of spending Some galaxies seem to release prodigious amounts of energy. a sizeable amount of money a small amount of money· Customers only have a limited amount of time to inspect the goods.
This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money. an area twice the size of Britain· Tap water may contain varying amounts of rust, grit and silt.
The government will have to borrow vast amounts of money. The refugees come across the border in vast numbers.· With a certain amount of ingenuity she can even use the balloon to steer herself by pointing it in various directions.· This caused inconvenience and a certain amount of grumbling-what was taking so long?· Therefore a certain amount of matching can always take place: contracts to buy can always be matched with contracts to sell.· With a high turnover of owners, a certain amount of skepticism has been built into the rooms.· They're contested, and require a certain amount of scientific literacy, which politicians seem to have even less of.· No matter how much I may exaggerate it, it must have a certain amount of truth.· A certain amount of violence occurred between supporters of Rauti and Fini.· This calls for good spirits and good morale and also a certain amount of what was once called dogged determination.
· In these ways a considerable amount of knowledge of the landforms of the most explored regions has slowly accumulated.· As is shown in Figures 15. 1c and 15. 2c, a considerable amount of waste crosses State lines.· A&E staff spend a considerable amount of time in this type of work.· There is, in fact, a considerable amount of intellectual insecurity in the press room.· A considerable amount of time and money has been spent in pursuing the study of river basin dynamics.· Conversely, the use of reliable and valid selection methods can save an organisation a considerable amount of money.· But even after that long-winded exercise, a considerable amount remains.· Ordinary people have lost a considerable amount of confidence in the authorities.
· Great electrical bursts of dazzling blue and purple light explode behind copious amounts of dense smoke which obscures the entire stage.· The most important thing you can do is to drink copious amounts of water.· Her intestinal symptoms progressed and she vomited copious amounts of fluid every two to three hours.· In one of my bags was a three-day supply of food and copious amounts of Pepto-Bismoj.· He could drink copious amounts of beer without ill effect.· No wonder Great Groups engage in water fights, drink copious amounts of beer, and arm wrestle.
· An enormous amount of detailed technical evidence on groundwater was presented during consideration of the earlier Bill.· But what impressed me most was the enormous amount of sheer wasted space everywhere I happened to glance.· There is an enormous amount of pressure on me.· But, in fact, an enormous amount has been learned, particularly in the past ten years.· In practice it involved an enormous amount of administration also.· In that busy summer of 1933, Rice and his fellow academic utopians accomplished an enormous amount.· The different approaches to industrial development have absorbed an enormous amount of resources and effort in the postwar period.· WIiile they could work, those girls earned enormous amounts of money.
· The first half was pretty even with both teams having equal amounts of play.· The Port is considering supplying an equal amount.· Approximately equal amounts of each are powdered and mixed together thoroughly.· Top each with an equal amount of the yogurt and nutmeg.· In spite of its quantitative sound, political equality never means having an equal amount of any chosen characteristic.· Partners should contribute an equal amount of time to their business.· The many gods do not share equal amounts of power.· Rub spots with an equal amount of toothpaste and baking soda on a damp cotton cloth.
· That involved a fair amount of travel.· In the second generation this movement back and forth produced a fair amount of strain.· Mr Broady painted a frightening picture of considerable violence and a fair amount of popular hostility to the police.· People are taking the elections with a fair amount of cynicism.· It prefers a fair amount of nutritious detritus.· It may take hours to get it started, a fair amount of cursing and a few swift kicks.· The local Station served the surrounding community and carried a fair amount of passenger and freight traffic.· Thanks to the inherently leaky nature of the water industry, there is already a fair amount of information to go on.
· Or offer to pay what you think is fair - not the full amount.· He says he found Scott had underbid one item by about $ 8, although it charged SunTran the full amount.· The first woman spent the lot, the second spent half and banked the rest and the third invested the full amount.· In other areas, social services will collect and pay the owner the full amount of money due.· In other words the tax is not spread over previous transactions, but is charged on the full amount of the sale.· Why he did not pay the full amount must remain a mystery.· Parties will then negotiate as to whether once the limit is exceeded the full amount or merely the excess is claimable.· And when she'd learned the full amount of the financial sums involved Laura hadn't felt too cheerful either.
· Darwin considered that male traits were strengthened by use and were transmitted in greater amounts to male offspring.· Puebla has three hundred and sixty-five churches and in the world that is the greatest amount in one place.· The follow-on P6 will represent an even greater though unstated amount of investment.· By far the greatest amount of empirical research on democratic attitudes has been done in the United States.· Employees posted to areas with a harsh climate generally receive greater amounts of leave than those in less severe climates.· The more violent the oscillations the greater the amount of parasitic genetic material.· Arcane bookkeeping procedures, however, probably conceal an even greater amount.· Aristocrats may be rich and own a great amount of land, but they have no real power any more.
· Surely even an idiot must realise that they wouldn't donate this huge amount out of the goodness of their hearts.· This is a huge amount: cutting the work-week to four days would result in only a 20 percent reduction in commuting.· They have become smaller, faster and able to store huge amounts of data.· Seemingly minor calculations multiplied into huge amounts.· The constituent parts of this promise do not seem to add up to a huge amount.· The only answer is activity. Huge amounts of activity.· Medicine differs from many other professions, however, in the huge amount of teaching expected from all of its practitioners.· A final requirement is switching hardware and software to move huge amounts of data effortlessly over such a complex network.
· Either keeping personal creditors accounts or making sundry creditors adjustments can consume inordinate amounts of administrative and accounting time.· We were spending an inordinate amount of time sending people to different meetings and not knowing what was going on.· In the Soviet context an inordinate amount of attention has been paid to the willed aims of Bolshevik leaders.· But in reality, seat-side service is only feasible for those with teeny appetites and an inordinate amount of patience.· That is why the social anthropologists are justified in devoting such an inordinate amount of attention to the field of kinship.· But the Minnesota Timberwolves, who own the fifth pick, have shown an inordinate amount of interest in Nash.· They devote an inordinate amount of time, effort and resource to developing high-calibre managers.· We found ourselves spending an inordinate amount of time in the chariot, chasing hither and yon.
· Thaksin needs a large amount of funds if he is to honour the populist promises that got him elected.· Drugs are pouring across in larger amounts.· The letters can be chosen so that unwanted ones differ from the target by larger or smaller amounts.· At some of the larger hotels the amount was said to approach six thousand.· But major eruptions involve much larger amounts of energy.· For one thing, digital photographs hold extraordinarily large amounts of data.· Mr Goldring said Miss Lowe had been injected with a very large amount of insulin.· Mitt Romney, the former Republican Senate nominee who contributed large amounts of his private fortune to his campaign against Sen.
· The centres are essentially for advice and usually offer only a limited amount, if any, of further assistance.· These notes are largely extracts and only contain a limited amount of comment.· A major restriction in the cementation brass-making process was the limited amount of zinc which could be introduced into the alloy.· The limited amount of discussion that members of the Working Party were able to hold with colleagues suggested a certain defensiveness.· They are not capable of enjoying more than a limited amount of leisure.
· Accepted students will be informed in admission letters of the maximum amount required, which may be payable on enrolment.· This is the maximum deductible amount for business mileage.· But this is the fight that is going to give me the maximum amount of respect.· No minimum or maximum amount has yet been set for what each system or eligible branch might receive.· At the local level, too, there were calls for the maximum amount of latitude in self-administration.· Their impeccable timing was usually designed to cause the maximum amount of ego deflation.· This ensures that the maximum amount of pitch is available for landing.· Nor does anybody know what the maximum amount of life-enhanced matter that our sun could support is.
· If your graphs and charts are showing an overall decrease in weight, then you know you are eating the right amounts.· Definitive crust and right amount of chewiness inside.· We can assess all the relevant factors for you, and produce the right amount of cash at the appropriate time.· Endless bowls of hot tortilla chips are accompanied by a fresh salsa spiked with just the right amount of cilantro.· If you inject the right amount you could feel like you had six glasses of your favourite tipple.· In the spring they planted wheat and potatoes, and the weather was fine, with just the right amount of rain.· Once the right amount is in the cylinder, another push on the lever sends the chemicals into the tank.· Her secret combination of just the right amount of yeast, cinnamon and vanilla will never change, she said.
· The presence of significant amounts of haemoglobin F has a protective effect against sickling and such individuals express relatively mild disease.· Obviously, such a drastic revision created a significant amount of tension at the plant.· In certain branches of engineering, liaison with clients and their sites can mean a significant amount of travelling for the engineer.· Even after prolonged secondary hyperaldosteronism, human sweat still contains significant amounts of sodium.· If there is a significant amount of blood in the urine.· We should reclaim our leadership position by immediately sending a significant amount of food aid.· Pumps in the backpack circulated water round the pipes without loosing significant amounts.· Significant excretion of solute-free water can not occur unless significant amounts of solute and water reach this point.
· Orfe are ideal inhabitants for a planted pond, as they only eat small amounts of plant material.· This means finding alternative routes to success, and it means measuring and treasuring success in small amounts.· Better to feed small amounts at regular intervals.· Cook over medium heat until a small amount dropped in cold water forms a ball.· Even so, $ 50 million is a very small amount to reach six billion people.· If necessary, add a small amount of milk to make spreading consistency.· Earlier this month police in Brixton, south London, abandoned prosecuting people found with small amounts of the drug.· It is desirable, therefore, to feed small amounts of food often rather than give them single large meals.
· Indeed, if you have followed through all the exercises in this book, you have done a substantial amount of work.· We are continuing to examine evidence and following up on a substantial amount of information that we are receiving.· Several Cowboys, most notably cornerback Deion Sanders, are due to receive substantial amounts of money that year.· The actual outcome will almost certainly exceed this by a substantial amount.· Conversely, many younger people will be the first generation in their family who can expect to inherit substantial amounts.· Perhaps she would brighten up now that she had another substantial amount of cash to spend.· BThe group has done a substantial amount of work that business owners appreciate.
· If you dislike the aroma, you have only wasted a tiny amount of essential oil.· A tiny amount laced in a letter can be lethal.· You will find a tiny amount will go a long way.· In this form of diabetes, the pancreas stops making insulin or makes only a tiny amount.· Garlic, for example, must only be used in tiny amounts or it will blister the skin.· He takes the bottle from Julio, holds it close to his eyes and examines the tiny amount of rum remaining.· Vitamins and minerals are only needed in tiny amounts for good health.· A shower of debris including tiny amounts of blood from torn retinal vessels causes floaters.
· I eat tremendous amounts of bread and jam and bowls of cornflakes with cold milk - delicious!· Because each film will take up a tremendous amount of computer disk space, only one will be available at a time.· Both games showed the tremendous amount of work needed in the Republic to restore the team to the top in international terms.· Muddying the issue of how much pirated software is on the Internet is the tremendous amount of software legally available to download.· There is also a tremendous amount of shared support amongst girls themselves.· It creates a tremendous amount of conflict and dissatisfaction within the marriage.· So I had a wonderful time filling in for him, and in the process learned a tremendous amount.· Some high technology products require a tremendous amount of computer programming during the design phase.
· Ocean racing is big business involving vast amounts of money.· They were tying up vast amounts of capital in their trucking and warehousing operations.· He said it cost a vast amount to build each new mile of motorway.· The vast amounts of money are then laundered through the world's finance systems.· The open choice of options accompanied by such a vast amount of student-centred learning provided challenges for both staff and students.· He will simply rotate gently between the counter moving sheets. Vast amounts of labour will be saved.· First, the state is now in charge of vast amounts of administrative and political information which is of direct relevance to individuals.· The problem was more one of having to absorb a vast amount of information in a short space of time.
VERB· He was then able to start taking fluids by mouth in gradually increasing amounts.· Simplifies tax filing for thousands of middle-income Californians by increasing the exemption amounts used in calculating the Alternative Minimum Tax.· In addition, an expanding Kingston required increasing amounts of fruit and market garden produce which are currently the main products.· In 1993, they increased the amount of merchandise purchased abroad by about 7 percent while holding the line on total purchasing.· Staff will probably spend increasing amounts of time on devising simulations and developing assignments.· And for fourteen years, Nucor had paid a dividend to its stockholders, increasing the amount of the dividend each year.· Brown algae is generally an indication of quite low lighting levels and increasing the amount of light will overcome this problem.· When those goals are respected, we may have the opportunity to spend increasing amounts.
· But the response must be limited to the amount of force necessary to protect them.· We want to limit the amount of time they are on there.· It is these very services which can disable people, limiting the amount of real choice they have in their lives.· He might also try to strictly limit the amount of time he spends there by scheduling other activities around his drinking.· They limit the amount that has to be grasped in any one utterance.· The second proposal would allow employees a limited amount of time off per year in return for working overtime.· This constraint would effectively limit the amount of vehicles that a firm could service. 2.· San Antonio agencies limit the amount of food dispensed and the number of people they serve, according to the survey.
· We have raised more than the amount stipulated, and we plead with them to keep their side of the bargain.· What is more, with the momentum his way the president is raising awesome amounts of money for Democratic campaigns.· It seemed that we could just about raise the amount of the offer we had decided upon and still avoid bankruptcy.· Dole flew on to Los Angeles for a dinner anticipated to raise a similar amount.· For take-off the tail should only be raised a small amount.· Both major parties raised large amounts of soft money for use during the presidential campaign.· This ought in theory to have raised the amount demanded by Wolsey, but would have taken much longer to collect.· These surface bursts raise vast amounts of dust.
· It copies its elders and, by holding to its own task, reduces the amount it has to remember.· Superior Court Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki has 120 days to decide whether to reduce the money amounts.· Of particular interest are genes that reduce the amount of a substance called lignin, or that weaken lignin's chemical structure.· It also will reduce the amount of unrestricted stock to be issued in the transaction.· This is supposed to reduce the amount of herbicide used in spraying fields, but in practice the converse happens.· It would also reduce the amount of internal conflict we had within the organization.· Pruning trees is a good way of controlling their growth, and reduces the amount of water extracted from the ground.· The deficit also is growing because of an economic slowdown that has reduced the amount of taxes collected, government officials say.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a ball-park figure/estimate/amount► it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans
1a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substanceamount of- But no amount of bashful cuteness can disguise its humourless narcissism.
- But no amount of money can buy what Nakamatsu really wants -- lasting fame.
- It is due to the inefficiency of the Government which no amount of Budget bribery can possibly erase.
- So implausible, so achingly out of touch are they, no amount of Toytown trickery can disguise their ancient irrelevance.
- The key is in the cooking; no amount of marinating will tenderize a tough cut of meat.
- Therefore, no amount of personality can compensate for mediocre chili. o Judging chili is very personal and subjective.
- Translation here must be indeterminate because no amount of evidence will guarantee that the translation we offer will be uniquely correct.
- Voice over April's pursuing compensation though no amount of mony can make up for what she's lost.
- As taxpayers subject to wealth tax, the Chiracs should have declared any amounts of cash they kept during those years.
- But they can give parties any amount of soft money.
- No telephone applications or any amount of pleading will ensure exception to these dates.
- Not that any amount of designer labels would or could reconcile her to the prospect of meeting Antoinette again.
- Rod Bags One item that is invaluable to the angler who does any amount of boat fishing is an electric outboard.
- She went through any amount of stockings in a week.
- Votes can be appreciated more than any amount of money, especially if they can be produced or denied in significant blocs.
- You can highlight any amount of text from a single character to the entire document.
- But a fair number of them went on to greater things.
- It prefers a fair amount of nutritious detritus.
- Scientists must proceed cautiously, moving ahead only with the assent of a fair number of their colleagues.
- Thanks to the inherently leaky nature of the water industry, there is already a fair amount of information to go on.
- That involved a fair amount of travel.
- There was a fair amount going on.
- They'd have a fair bit of tidying up to do before they left.
- You may also be involved in a fair amount of travel.
- It seems fair to assume that she will attract the attention of a goodly number of our countrymen.
- Small Dave had spent a goodly amount of time impressing upon him the importance of finding a camel.
- The Thatcher Years have been splendid ones for a goodly number of golf members throughout this Royal and Ancient land of ours.
- And even if it is not significant, it has the potential to be so-which amounts to the same thing.
- And literature will amount to the same thing: all writers are copycats.
- At once she thought: I could have taken two thousand, three - it would come to the same thing.
- Or rather, politics and morality come to the same thing.
- Or they act as if they do, which comes to the same thing.
- Since it formed a halo over the puck, did that amount to the same thing?
- The public purse would not get anything; after all, it all comes to the same thing.
- When electrical currents flow they produce magnetic fields and so it is possible that these two therapies amount to the same thing.
- Additional disk space is a dollar or two per megabyte per month, depending on total amount.
- Microcell bid only in southern Ontario for a total cost of $ 19.2-million.
- Multiply the number of widths by the number of pattern repeats per drop to give the total number of pattern repeats required.
- The total amount of contributions and tax paid by each employee is entered on the P35.
- The total cost has been several million pounds more than budgeted.
- The total number of jobless rose to 615, 830 from 609, 670.
- The total number of registered voters was 1,732,000 aged 16 and over.
They spend equal amounts of time in California and New York.a considerable/large/enormous etc amount a considerable amount of moneya small/tiny etc amount a tiny amount of dirt Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month.2used to talk about how much there is of a feeling or qualitya large/considerable etc amount of something Her case has attracted an enormous amount of public sympathy.a certain/fair amount of something Dina encountered a fair amount of envy among her colleagues.3no amount of something can/will etc do something used to say that something has no effect: No amount of persuasion could make her change her mind.4any amount of something used to say that there is plenty of something, and no more is needed: The school has any amount of resources and equipment.THESAURUSamount how much of something there is: · Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.· a tiny amount of poisonquantity a particular amount of food, liquid, or another substance that can be measured – used especially in written descriptions and instructions: · Make sure that you add the right quantity of milk.· They buy the wood in large quantities.volume the amount of something such as business activity or traffic, especially when this is large or increasing: · The volume of traffic on our roads has risen sharply.· the huge volume of trade with Chinalevel the exact amount of something at one time, which can go up or down at other times: · They measured the level of alcohol in his blood.· There is a high level of unemployment.proportion the amount of something, compared with the whole amount that exists: · the proportion of road accidents caused by drunk drivers· A high proportion of the students were from poor families.quota a maximum amount of something that can be produced, sold, brought into a country etc: · import quotas on Japanese carsyield /jiːld/ the amount of something that is produced, especially crops: · this year’s cotton yieldamount1 nounamount2 verb
amountamount2 ●○○ verb WORD ORIGINamount2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French amonter, from amont ‘upward’, from mont ‘mountain’VERB TABLE
amount
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | they | amount |
| it | amounts | |
| Past | it, they | amounted |
| Present perfect | they | have amounted |
| it | has amounted | |
| Past perfect | it, they | had amounted |
| Future | it, they | will amount |
| Future perfect | it, they | will have amounted |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- But human ingenuity and intelligence, plus what may amount to an instinct for symbolism, comes to the rescue.
- During 1981 - 2, three instalments were issued amounting to more than 2000 pages.
- For within market relations two new kinds of control, amounting in some cases to dominance, have become apparent.
- However, opponents charge that the new Internet regulations amount to unconstitutional censorship that would criminalize expression protected by the First Amendment.
- It is uncertain whether words alone can amount to an assault.
- She is now unable to work and receives benefits, including invalidity benefit, amounting to approximately £90.00 per week.
- Without that, no talks will ever amount to more than the briefest of encounters.
Longman Language Activatoran amount of something such as money, time, or a substance
: the amount of something · The amount of tax you pay depends on how much you earn.· Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.· The amount of calories a person needs each day is determined by the type of work they do.a small/tiny amount · The water here contains small amounts of calcium and other minerals.a large/enormous/considerable amount · He knows an enormous amount about Italian paintings.
use this to ask or talk about the size of an amount of something: · How much did your jeans cost?· I'll get you some paint if you tell me how much you need.how much money/time/food etc: · How much money do I owe you?· Do you realize how much trouble you caused?· How much nitrogen is there in the air?how much of: · You received $50,000. How much of that money is still in your bank account?
use this, especially in written descriptions or instructions, to talk about amounts of food, liquid, or other substances that can be measured: quantity of: · Make sure that you add the correct quantity of water.· Use equal quantities of flour and butter.a large/small/enormous etc quantity: · An enormous quantity of chemical waste has been dumped in the river. in large/small quantities: · Expensive spices, like saffron, are only produced in small quantities.
use this to talk about the total amount of something such as business activity or traffic, especially when it is large or increasing : the volume of trade/sales/traffic/business: · The volume of traffic on our roads has risen by 50% in the past three years.· After 1998, there was a rapid fall in the volume of trade.
use this to talk about the exact amount of something at one time, even though this amount may go up or go down at other times: the level of something: · a device that measures the level of carbon monoxide in the aira high/low level: · The company continues to enjoy a high level of sales.· People who suffer heart attacks tend to have a high level of cholesterol in the blood.
an amount of money: a large/enormous sum: · The apartment cost over $25,000, which was an enormous sum in those days.a sum of money: · She left a small sum of money to her two granddaughters.· A purse containing a small sum of money was found at Guildhall Square on March 20.a lump sum (=an amount of money given in a single payment): · Instead of paying him a regular pension, they gave him a lump sum when he retired.
an amount of something that is worth £100, $10 etc: 100 pounds' worth/ten dollars' worth etc of: · Over £10 million worth of heroin was seized in the raid.· The company owns millions of dollars' worth of real estate in downtown Tokyo.
a number of people or things: the number of · We need to know the number of students in each class.· By next year, the number of homes with either cable or satellite television is expected to be just over 10 million.· The number of working days lost through strikes has continued to rise.a large/small number · A large number of reporters had gathered outside the house.· Thousands of men apply to join the Marines but only a small number are accepted.
use this to talk about or ask about the number of people or things that there are: how many people/things/years etc: · How many cars do you have?· He wouldn't tell us how many girlfriends he'd had.how many of: · How many of you can swim?· It is not known how many of the people arrested in last Saturday's protests have been freed.
a number of things - used especially in written reports about stolen or illegal goods: a quantity of: · A quantity of cocaine was found in Larsson's apartment.a large/small quantity: · Police are investigating a burglary in which a small quantity of jewellery was stolen.· Thieves escaped with a large quantity of cigarettes after breaking into a shop in Cramlington, Northumberland.
an amount that is compared with another amount a number or amount that is calculated as part of a total of 100, and is shown using a % sign: percentage of: · The percentage of women students at the university has increased steadily.a high/large percentage: · Most of the coffee we produce is for export -- a high percentage goes to the US.· A high percentage of businesses fail because of the collapse of a major customer or supplier.a low/small percentage: · The disease is serious, and in a small percentage of cases it can be fatal.· The writer only receives a small percentage of the profits from each book sold.
the number or amount of something, compared with the whole number or amount that exists: proportion of: · The new law is intended to reduce the proportion of road accidents caused by drunk drivers.· a program to increase the proportion of women and black people in the police serviceproportion of something to something: · What is the proportion of men to women in your office?a high/low/large/small proportion: · A high proportion of the products tested were found to contain harmful chemicals.
a set of numbers, such as '20:1' or '5:1', that shows how much larger one quantity is than another: ratio of something to something: · a school where the ratio of students to teachers is about 5:1
a measurement showing the number of times that something happens during a particular period or the number of examples of something within a certain period: · Refugees were crossing the border at the rate of 1000 a day.success/failure rate: · Penicillin has a high success rate in treating bacterial infections.
a very small part of an amount or number: a (small, tiny etc) fraction of something: · The disease affects only a tiny fraction of the population.at a fraction of the cost: · Computers can now do the same job at a fraction of the cost.in a fraction of the time: · A microwave oven cooks food in a fraction of the time required by a normal oven.
a measured amount of goods an official limit on the amount of something that can be produced, sold, brought into a country etc: · An agreement on fishing quotas was reached by EU ministers yesterday.· a meeting of OPEC countries to discuss production quotasimpose a quota on/for something: · Several countries imposed quotas on imports of Japanese cars.
the amount of something that is produced, especially crops: · a 22% fall in this year's cotton yield
an amount that is carried in something the amount or number of things or people that can be carried in a vehicle: load of: · The first load of supplies will be arriving at the camp next week.· Evans was jailed for hijacking a lorry with a £30,000 load of spirits, tobacco and groceries.carload/vanload/truckload etc: · a truckload of sheep· a vanload of furniture· A carload of American tourists pulled up in the street beside him and asked for directions.
: spoonful/bagful etc the amount that is contained in a spoon, bag etc: · We bought three bagfuls of coal.· She added a spoonful of olive oil to the boiling water, then threw in the pasta.
the amount of something bad such as crime, poverty etc use this when you are talking generally about how often something bad happens: amount of: · There is growing alarm at the amount of violence on the streets of our city.· The amount of car crime seems to be on the increase.
use this to talk about the exact amount of a particular problem at one time, even though this amount may go up or down at other times: · Pollution levels in some rivers are already dangerous.the level of something: · the rising level of crime in the inner cities
use this to talk about the number of times something happens within a certain period of time, especially when talking about crime, social problems etc: the crime/divorce/suicide/murder etc rate: · Nassau now has the third highest crime rate in the world.· There is a 40% unemployment rate in the region.
use this to talk about how large and how serious a problem is: the extent of something: · Government inspectors will assess the extent of the damage.· Considering the extent of his injuries, he's lucky to be alive.to such an extent (=to such a large degree): · Discontent had grown to such an extent that the government had to withdraw the new tax.to what extent: · To what extent were politicians responsible for the high unemployment which Britain experienced between the wars?
formal use this to talk about the number of times something bad happens, for example how many people have a particular illness, or how many crimes or accidents there are: the incidence of something: · Since the early 1970s the incidence of breast cancer has increased by about 1% per year.high/low incidence: · Poverty is one of the reasons for the high incidence of crime in this district.· a neighborhood with a high incidence of drug and alcohol abuse
to be the most basic meaning of a statement you say basically or essentially as a way of introducing the general meaning of a longer or more complicated statement: · I won't read it all to you, but basically they want us to leave the house.· Basically, the author is in favour of disarmament but with a few reservations.· This is essentially the same argument that Arnold used in "Culture and Anarchy".
if a long statement, argument, discussion etc boils down to or comes down to a simple fact, that is its simplest and most important meaning: · The argument boiled down to him saying I did and me saying I didn't.· That's what it boils down to then: he's not prepared to help us.· They make a variety of points, but what their complaints come down to is, no one seems to care.
if a statement amounts to something, that is what it means or that is the effect it has, especially if this is something that the person making the statement was deliberately trying to avoid: · The fact that he said he was sorry after the accident amounts to a confession of guilt.· Their request for better working conditions amounted to a criticism of the management.
you say in other words when you are going to make clear the meaning of something you have just said, using simpler words: · He prides himself on his powers of persuasion -- or, in other words, his salesmanship.· The books and materials are kept on closed access, in other words available only to the library staff.
you say that someone said something to that effect , when you are giving the general meaning of what they said, even if you do not use the same words: · I thought he was wrong and I said something to that effect at dinner.words to that effect: · James said he was unhappy in his work or words to that effect.
when several numbers produce another number as a total to be the total amount when everything is counted: · Including wine, the bill came to $70.· Total profits from all sources for the year came to about $15 million.
if a total reaches 10, 50, 100 etc, it increases until it is equal to that number: · Hurricane damage could reach billions of dollars.· China's economic output is likely to reach $13 trillion within the next few years.· The city's population is expected to reach 12 million by the year 2010.
if numbers added together make 10, 50, 100 etc, that is the answer or the total: · Two plus two makes four.· If Jane comes, that will make six of us.· There are eight submarines as well as the ships, making a total fleet of 34.
if a set of several figures adds up to 10, 50 etc, that is the total when you add them all together: · The three angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees.· If you follow the diet exactly, it adds up to about 1,200 calories per day.· With the hotel, the flights, and the food, it all added up to much more than I had expected.
to reach a total, especially a large total: · Credit card fraud amounts to about $17 million a year.· Nationally, deaths from smoking-related illnesses amount to about 30 people each day.· A thousand-word essay might amount to roughly 6,000 bytes on a computer disk.
to reach a particular total - used especially in official contexts: · The company was forced to pay fines and penalties totalling $24.8.· The number of people included in the study totalled 170.
if a group of people or things numbers a particular figure, especially a large figure, that is the total when they are all included: · The crowd of students numbered at least 2000.· In the capital, unemployed workers now number 12% of the workforce.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Ultimately, their ideas amount to the same thing.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We’ve saved a considerable amount of money. He could drink copious amounts of beer without ill effect. A promise was given to double the number of police on duty. We’ll need double this amount for eight people. an enormous amount of money a generous helping of pasta huge sums of money Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time. those who drink large amounts of coffee There are only a limited number of tickets available. Work out the maximum amount you can afford to spend. She had saved a modest amount of money. a predetermined level of spending Some galaxies seem to release prodigious amounts of energy. a sizeable amount of money a small amount of money This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money. an area twice the size of Britain The government will have to borrow vast amounts of money. The refugees come across the border in vast numbers.
Ultimately, their ideas amount to the same thing. We’ve saved a considerable amount of money. He could drink copious amounts of beer without ill effect. A promise was given to double the number of police on duty. We’ll need double this amount for eight people. an enormous amount of money· Both candidates received an equal number of votes.
· I don’t know the exact amount, but it was a lot.
· I was staying up late, consuming excessive amounts of coffee.
a generous helping of pasta huge sums of money Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time. those who drink large amounts of coffee There are only a limited number of tickets available. Work out the maximum amount you can afford to spend. She had saved a modest amount of money. a predetermined level of spending Some galaxies seem to release prodigious amounts of energy. a sizeable amount of money a small amount of money· Customers only have a limited amount of time to inspect the goods.
This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money. an area twice the size of Britain· Tap water may contain varying amounts of rust, grit and silt.
The government will have to borrow vast amounts of money. The refugees come across the border in vast numbers.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a ball-park figure/estimate/amount► it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans
amount to something phrasal verb1if figures, sums etc amount to a particular total, they equal that total when they are added together: - But a fair number of them went on to greater things.
- It prefers a fair amount of nutritious detritus.
- Scientists must proceed cautiously, moving ahead only with the assent of a fair number of their colleagues.
- Thanks to the inherently leaky nature of the water industry, there is already a fair amount of information to go on.
- That involved a fair amount of travel.
- There was a fair amount going on.
- They'd have a fair bit of tidying up to do before they left.
- You may also be involved in a fair amount of travel.
- It seems fair to assume that she will attract the attention of a goodly number of our countrymen.
- Small Dave had spent a goodly amount of time impressing upon him the importance of finding a camel.
- The Thatcher Years have been splendid ones for a goodly number of golf members throughout this Royal and Ancient land of ours.
- And even if it is not significant, it has the potential to be so-which amounts to the same thing.
- And literature will amount to the same thing: all writers are copycats.
- At once she thought: I could have taken two thousand, three - it would come to the same thing.
- Or rather, politics and morality come to the same thing.
- Or they act as if they do, which comes to the same thing.
- Since it formed a halo over the puck, did that amount to the same thing?
- The public purse would not get anything; after all, it all comes to the same thing.
- When electrical currents flow they produce magnetic fields and so it is possible that these two therapies amount to the same thing.
- Additional disk space is a dollar or two per megabyte per month, depending on total amount.
- Microcell bid only in southern Ontario for a total cost of $ 19.2-million.
- Multiply the number of widths by the number of pattern repeats per drop to give the total number of pattern repeats required.
- The total amount of contributions and tax paid by each employee is entered on the P35.
- The total cost has been several million pounds more than budgeted.
- The total number of jobless rose to 615, 830 from 609, 670.
- The total number of registered voters was 1,732,000 aged 16 and over.
Time lost through illness amounted to 1,357 working days.2if an attitude, remark, situation etc amounts to something, it has the same effect: The court’s decision amounts to a not guilty verdict. Ultimately, their ideas amount to the same thing.3not amount to much/anything/a great deal etc to not be important, valuable, or successful: Her academic achievements don’t amount to much. Jim’s never going to amount to much.