in quantity

phrase

1
: in amount or number of something
Production saw an increase in quantity.
2
: in large amounts or numbers
Blood cells are produced in quantity.

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Designs against the three targets that flopped scored nearly as well as designs against the ones that produced binders in quantity. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The calabash of poi is always full; there is also meat; water in quantity, coffee and bread sometimes, wine or beer never. Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 The highest quality and most expensive prints printed in small numbers to maintain quality will survive in quantity. Andrew Raftery, The New York Review of Books, 31 May 2026 Missiles cost tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, are limited in quantity and can be overkill for a quadcopter drone that costs less than a laptop. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in quantity

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“In quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20quantity. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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