quantity

noun

ˈkwän-tə-tē How to pronounce quantity (audio)
Definition of quantitynext
1
as in loads
a considerable amount I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year

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2
as in amount
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter they prepared a huge quantity of mashed potatoes for the feast

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Recent Examples of quantity Didulo — paranoid that people in the village would poison her through the town’s utilities — bought vast quantities of bottled water. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 Samantha-Jane Agbontaen, interior designer and founder of House Designer, recommends focusing on scale rather than quantity. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026 Blizzard points out that some mushrooms can be eaten raw in very small quantities. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026 Police said detectives identified a suspect who was distributing large quantities of drugs throughout Citrus Heights and surrounding jurisdictions. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quantity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantity
  1. loads
  2. amount
  3. ton
  4. dozen
  5. chunk
  6. deal
  7. abundance
  8. wealth
Noun
  • The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Periwinkle prefers a temperate climate and needs a soil with a good amount of compost.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Adding that length to the rotation, along with continued momentum from Shota Imanaga and Matthew Boyd, should take a significant amount of stress off the bullpen.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of amount
Noun
  • The latter is a very eccentric and memorable fighter who always brings tons of energy into the Octagon.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In a laboratory 2 kilometers underground, a crane lowers Matt Depatie, a detector technologist, through a hatch into a white-walled cavern filled with about 7,000 tons of ultrapure water that glows as blue as wiper fluid in the light.
    — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • There will also be nearly two dozen Cooling Outreach On-Location (COOL) vans deployed to help people in need get medical assistance, meals and more.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Residents of dozens of villages have been forcibly displaced.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • If mortgage rates fell to zero, a good chunk of California would still remain unaffordable to the typical house hunter.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
  • So far, the cornerbacks have played sticky coverage, caused numerous turnovers and given up few chunk plays in 11-on-11 or 7-on-7 scrimmages.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of chunk
Noun
  • Iran is finalizing a deal with Oman for the movement of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, but a deal between the two coastal nations does not mean the waterway will reopen, Tehran says.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • If this core demand is not met, Iran is unlikely to agree to a deal.
    — , CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of deal
Noun
  • The perception of abundance had, once again, evaporated into nothing.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The strategy recognizes that an abundance of choices does not automatically create value.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of abundance
Noun
  • Beyond the gates, the island offers a wealth of diversions, from golf at Apes Hill to trackside seats at the Sandy Lane Gold Cup.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The family’s wealth, political influence and dominance of the sugar industry also made the Fanjuls one of Florida’s most powerful — and controversial — family business dynasties.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wealth

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