amount
noun [ C ]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/ us MONEY
a quantity of money:
a large/small/considerable amount You can make a considerable amount for only a few hours' work.
a certain/particular amount Payments are limited to a certain amount.
pay/spend/raise an amount If everyone in the company contributed just $10, this would raise the amount needed.
She was so disappointed with the service she refused to pay the full amount.
I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount.
a quantity of something such as time, space, a substance, or a feeling:
an amount of sth They didn't deliver the right amount of sand.
large/small amounts Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.
a considerable/significant/huge amount The new tax caused a huge amount of anger among small business owners.
Both solutions take about the same amount of time.
any amount of sth
a very large amount of something:
We had any amount of trouble finishing the job.
See also
face amount