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.
More examples
- A dangerous amount of radioactivity was released into the environment last month.
- Some theatres receive a small amount of funding from the state.
- They were making a tremendous amount of noise last night.
- She eats an unbelievable amount of food.
- The total amount raised so far is approaching $1000.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General words for size and amount
- -sized
- a whole lot idiom
- bulk
- content
- count
- degree
- element
- flow
- footprint
- load
- number
- part
- quota
- ration
- scale
- size
- small-scale
- so much idiom
- strength
- take
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Idiom(s)
any amount of