Quantity Large Noun ˈkwɒntəti ˈkwɑːntəti Large/Small Vast/Huge Food

• a large/small quantity of something
• vast/huge quantities of food
• enormous/massive/considerable/substantial quantities of something
• a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities

quantity

1. an amount or a number of something
• a large/small quantity of something
• vast/huge quantities of food
• enormous/massive/considerable/substantial quantities of something
• a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities
• Lamb is consumed in large quantities in rural areas.
• Is it available in sufficient quantity?

Extra Examples

• copious quantities of champagne
• Gas was detected in sufficient quantity to warrant careful monitoring.
2. the measurement of something by saying how much of it there is
• The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity.
3. a large amount or number of something
• The police found a quantity of drugs at his home.
• I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.
• She felt daunted by the quantity of books she was expected to read for the course.
• Their latest album isn't selling in anything like the quantities that their first one did.
• A quantity of jewellery was taken during the burglary.
• It's cheaper to buy goods in quantity.
4. a person or thing whose qualities or abilities are not yet known

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French quantite, from Latin quantitas (translating Greek posotēs), from quantus ‘how great, how much’.