a certain amount of time has already been spent on the project.
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amount
(noun)/əˈmaʊnt/ /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of something
I was amazed at the amount he could eat.
Mix the colours in equal amounts.
an amount of money/information/work/time
A certain amount of time has already been spent on the project.
The server is designed to store huge amounts of data.
Try to reduce the amount of energy and water you use at home.
Faculty should increase the amount and quality of feedback they provide.
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We've had an enormous amount of help from people.
There was a large increase in the amount of money invested in March and April.
The sauce has just the right amount of salt.
He drank copious amounts of beer.
Tap water also contains varying amounts of rust and grit.
There was a fair amount of traffic on the roads.
You have a certain amount of freedom to explore new techniques.
They want to limit the amount of cash available.
The amount of reclaimed glass used in industry has doubled in the last five years.
The average amount of pocket money received by teenagers fell to £4 a week this year.
a considerable amount of money
an amount equivalent to 0.3% per annum
exposure to high amounts of oxygen
a sum of money
Everyone has paid the same amount.
You will receive a bill for the full amount.
The insurance company will refund any amount due to you.
Small amounts will be paid in cash.
You must pay back the full amount that you owe.
a large quantity of something
There's been any amount of research into the subject.
used for saying that something will have no effect
No amount of encouragement would make him jump into the pool.
Word Origin
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont ‘upward’, literally ‘uphill’, from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th cent.
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