Synonym: measure, price, quantity, sum, value. Similar words: amount to, paramount, tantamount, mount, surmount, dismount, mountain, mounting. Meaning: [ə'maʊnt] 
n. 1. how much of something is available 2. a quantity of money 3. how much there is of something that you can quantify 4. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers. v. 1. be tantamount or equivalent to 2. add up in number or quantity 3. develop into.
n. 1. how much of something is available 2. a quantity of money 3. how much there is of something that you can quantify 4. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers. v. 1. be tantamount or equivalent to 2. add up in number or quantity 3. develop into. 
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151. We should taper off the amount of time given to work.
152. Make sure you insure your home contents for an adequate amount.
153. Cardholders pay interest on the amount of money left unpaid.
154. The underlying assumption is that the amount of money available is limited.
155. An easy way to cut the amount of fat in your diet is to avoid eating red meats.
156. We gather up from various sources a great amount of firsthand data.
157. To further confuse the issue, there is an enormous variation in the amount of sleep people feel happy with.
158. There is a lot of concern over the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming.
159. The amount of force needed is inversely proportional to the rigidity of the material.
160. A clerk simply verifies that the payment and invoice amount match.
161. We can arrange unsecured loans for any amount from ￡500 to ￡7,500.
162. They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available.
163. Investors can borrow an amount equal to the property's purchase price.
164. See how many times you can do it in a minute, and then try to beat that amount.
165. We spend a disproportionate amount of our income on rent.
166. Your current account is automatically debited with the amount of your purchase.
167. The amount of grant the council received from the Government was progressively reduced.
168. There has been a substantial amount of factionalism within the movement.
169. The pay will be proportional to the amount of time put in.
170. The gang finally fled with a large amount of cash and jewellery.
171. A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.
172. If you want to be slim, you should try to lose a certain amount of weight every week.
173. Passing my stall, she cast black looks at the amount of stuff still unsold.
174. The original plan was to encase a small amount of a radioactive substance in a protective steel container.
175. Payment will be proportional to the amount of work done.
176. She was quite positive about the amount of money involved.
177. A large amount of money will have to be injected into the company if it is to survive.
178. This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money.
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179. By and large, the papers greet the government's new policy document with a certain amount of scepticism.
180. You expect a certain amount of criticism, but you have to rise above it.
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