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 The sheer amount the agency waived was staggering, records show. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026 That staggering amount would translate into annual interest payments topping $6 billion. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 That resonated for me because the war on terror did a tremendous amount of damage to people, and those people have suffered in silence. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 This high salt content complicates conventional whey processing, while the combination of salt and a large amount of organic material also makes simply dumping the stuff a bad idea. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amount
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quantity
Noun
  • Ambitious mukbang-ers eager to prove their gastronomic stamina descended on Red Lobster locations across the country to consume absurd quantities of shrimp.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For creators pitching Amazon, the executives stressed conviction over quantity.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Amount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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