amount

as in quantity
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter is this small amount of food supposed to feed the whole hockey team?

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Recent Examples of amount This all adds up to huge amounts of electricity use. Elizabeth McBride, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 In addition to first-time battle rewards and chance rewards, each battle comes with a selection of tasks, such as knocking out cards with Pokémon of specific types, using cards of specific rarities, and winning within a certain amount of turns. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 Consider elective deferrals to your 401K up to the new maximum amount of $23,500 for 2025 to lessen the impact of an increase in marginal tax rates on income. Cindy McGhee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 The two have both been released from the Delaware County Jail after posting bond in the amount of $15,000 for Melody and $10,000 for Adam. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amount

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“Amount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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