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 Weatherizing New York’s aging and drafty housing stock can lower energy consumption, improve comfort, and reduce the amount of electricity needed during extreme weather. Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 Local processing can reduce latency and limit the amount of sensitive visual data that needs to leave the device. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026 Core inflation, which strips out volatile energy and food prices, rose last month by the highest amount since April. David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 The amount of side characters and interfamily dramas feels too big for its 93-minute runtime, leaving some storylines feeling unfinished while still taking time away from others that deserved more focus. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amount
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  • Consumers should also be aware that fermentation naturally produces a small quantity of alcohol, with levels potentially less predictable in homemade kefir.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Large quantities of gold have been smuggled out of the country to finance the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, who control gold-producing areas in Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to experts commissioned by the United Nations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Amount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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