amount
US /əˈmaʊnt/
Definition
a quantity of money
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Please check that the total amount on the invoice is correct.
Synonyms
- quantityhow much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- suma quantity of money
- volumethe amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
Collocations
- Easy small amount of moneydescribing small amount of money (the slender part of the back)
- Medium total amount dueto total amount due, meaning to add up in number or quantity
- Hard substantial amount of venture capitaldescribing substantial amount of venture capital (fairly large)
- Very Hard amount to a breach of fiduciary trustto amount to a breach of fiduciary trust, meaning to be tantamount or equivalent to
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