plural
amounts
plural
amounts
Britannica Dictionary definition of AMOUNT
[count]
1
:
a quantity of something
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usually + of
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They are not producing an adequate amount of the drug. [=they are not producing enough of the drug]
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A considerable/fair/great/large/tremendous amount of research went into the report.
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Be sure to add the right amount of salt.
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She spent amazing/enormous amounts of time planning her garden.
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There's a certain amount of truth to/in what you say. [=there is some truth in what you say]
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The new law limits the amount of money a candidate can spend.
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We have any amount of available resources. = We have a large amount of available resources.
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No amount of money can make up for their loss. [=money cannot make up for their loss]
2
:
a quantity of money
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What is the amount to be paid?
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An amount was finally agreed upon.
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The new law limits the amount a candidate can spend.
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When he died we found he owed money to/in the amount of $250,000!
Usage
Amount is chiefly used with noncount nouns.
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He lost a large amount of money.
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a minimum amount of effort
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They provided only a small amount of information.
It is also sometimes used with plural count nouns, but this use is often criticized as an error.
Number is the usual word in such contexts.
2
amount
/əˈmaʊnt/
verb
amounts;
amounted;
amounting
amounts;
amounted;
amounting
Britannica Dictionary definition of AMOUNT
amount to
[phrasal verb]
1
amount to (something)
:
to produce (a total) when added together
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The bill amounted to 10 dollars.
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They have debts amounting to thousands of dollars.
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The number of people taking part amounted to no more than a few hundred.
2
:
to turn out to be (something or someone important, impressive, etc.)
3
:
to be the same in meaning or effect as (something)