amount

Definition of amountnext
as in quantity
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter is this small amount of food supposed to feed the whole hockey team?

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Recent Examples of amount Investigators said the videos had millions of views and potentially generated large amounts of income. Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Sixty-five billion barrels of oil is an enormous amount of oil. NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 First of all, with its WFI, it's meant to process a tremendous amount of data in relatively short periods of time in order to survey gigantic zones of our cosmos. Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026 This combination matters because a transistor that survives high voltage but wastes large amounts of energy through resistance would still be of limited use. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amount
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quantity
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  • Its architecture could contribute to future efforts involving inexpensive rockets produced in much larger quantities.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • By contrast, Hims ships larger quantities of products at less frequent intervals for a discount.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Amount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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