Amount əˈmaʊnt Money Noun I Amazed Eat Mix

• 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.

amount

1. 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.

Extra Examples

• 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
2. 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.
3. a large quantity of something
• There's been any amount of research into the subject.
4. 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.