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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181. New products and production processes are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed.
182. The goods will be dispatched on remittance of the full amount.
183. It will be well-nigh impossible to raise that amount of money.
184. Charges are made on a sliding scale, which means that the amount you must pay increases with the level of your income.
185. The amount of benefit you receive is entirely dependent on the amount you have paid in.
186. We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task - we can't continue indefinitely.
187. Aircraft wings are designed to have a certain amount of play in them.
188. Most people would do well to reduce the amount of salt in their diet.
189. The real problem when travelling with a baby is the amount of clobber you have to take with you.
190. He is claiming damages from London Underground, which has admitted liability but disputes the amount of his claim.
191. You'd be surprised at the amount that boy can pack away in a single day.
192. A disproportionate amount of time was devoted to one topic.
193. She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money.
194. James is able to retain an enormous amount of factual information in his head.
195. My mind boggles at the amount of work still to do.
196. The action of market forces means that the cost of something rises if demand for it rises and the amount available remains constant.
197. Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.
198. This school aims to balance the amount of time spent on arts and science subjects.
199. There's no stipulation as to the amount you can invest.
200. A certain amount of caution is advisable at this point.
201. They have assessed the amount of compensation to be paid.
202. On 1 October the US suspended a proposed $574 million aid package for 1991. Of this amount, $250 million is for military purchases.
203. The amount of damages awarded are proportioned to the degree of injury caused.
204. We joked about the amount of luggage we had to carry.
205. Gradually decrease the amount of vitamin C you are taking.
206. An increasing amount of the countryside is being swallowed by the town.
207. Work paid according to the amount done puts a premium on speed and not on quality.
208. He deposited a small amount of money toward the purchase of the car.
209. The amount of carbon dioxide released by human activities such as burning coal and oil is small in comparison.
210. The equipment should be able to withstand a certain amount of rough handling.
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