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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211. The latest Japanese vacuum cleaners contain sensors that detect the amount of dust and type of floor.
212. We will always confirm the revised amount to you in writing before debiting your account.
213. A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into this exhibition.
214. There was a negligible amount of rain in that region last year.
215. The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger.
216. We've made good progress, but there's still a large amount of work to be done.
217. Neil and Chris try to spend the minimum amount of time on the garden.
218. The amount of available water determines the number of houses that can be built.
219. He changed his European dollars for the / an equivalent amount American dollars.
220. The program will double the amount of money available to help pay for child care.
221. He has learned a phenomenal amount in the last two years.
222. No amount of sophistry can justify one country's intervention in the internal affairs of another country.
223. The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting.
224. There was a certain amount of rough justice in his downfall.
225. The amount of alcohol in his blood was triple the legal maximum.
226. I try to offend the least amount of people possible.
227. They suddenly found out that they had spend a disproportionate amount of their money on clothing.
228. These small contributions soon count up to a sizeable amount.
229. There is still an immense amount of work to be done.
230. There was a fair amount of traffic on the roads.
231. The amount of petrol a car uses is relative to its speed.
232. The amount of electricity used is recorded by a meter.
233. The Commissioners get between ￡50,000 and 60,000 a year in various allowances. But that amount can soar to 90,000 a year.
234. We've still got a fair bit / amount to do.
235. All the candidates have been getting an enormous amount of exposure on television and in the press.
236. An amount of fissile material went missing as a result of the accident.
237. Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining. Mason Cooley 
238. It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper. Jerry Seinfeld
238. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
239. We're only here for a small amount of time and we want to see how much good we can do while we're here and I always say that there'll be... in the future, there would be many millionaires and they can take care of those problems but I'm here now and I'm trying to do what I can. Warren Buffett
240. The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat. Napoleon Hill
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