1
as in ton
a considerable amount we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume

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2
as in amount
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter produces great volumes of work each day

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as in capacity
the largest number or amount that something can hold state the barrel's volume in terms of gallons

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How is the word volume different from other nouns like it?

The words bulk and mass are common synonyms of volume. While all three words mean "the aggregate that forms a body or unit," volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating.

a tremendous volume of water

When can bulk be used instead of volume?

The meanings of bulk and volume largely overlap; however, bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous.

the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers

When might mass be a better fit than volume?

The words mass and volume are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind.

a mass of boulders

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Recent Examples of volume These are aimed right at the middle of the current GPU market at the intersection of high sales volume and decent profit margins. Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025 Most of the existing blockchain networks are still having trouble handling high volume transactions efficiently, causing slower processing and increased fees. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 Shampoo, rinse, and repeat to find your hair more hydrated with a boost of volume thanks to a blend of fulvic acid to exfoliate and carrot seed oil to nourish. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025 And it's also helped offer some other options to take some of the volume of passengers out of some places that may have a little difficulty managing their tourism flows. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for volume
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Noun
  • That seems like a ton to pay a guy who did not even start on his own team last year.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The amount of clothing Americans throw out every year has doubled in the last 20 years, from 7 million to 14 million tons.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • The White House has announced plans to impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, starting Tuesday, bringing the total amount of new tariffs in just about a month to 20%.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Adding turmeric to your daily diet in small amounts may help, but its effects likely won't match those of high doses of curcumin.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Female Ascent of Denali; and The Hard Parts with Paralympian Oksana Masters, which was named one of the best sports books of the year by The Times.
    Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • If Rober worked for a traditional media company, he might be pushed to expand the brand with offshoots like live tours, books, podcasts or movies.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • And, extra space for reserve wines allows for the addition of a much bigger reserve wine capacity—more reserve wines means even more choices for fine tuning flavor.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • That should create more capacity that Nvidia could tap into down the road.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • He and another competitive snowboarder were named in a search warrant for a house in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, that was investigated for growing large quantities of marijuana, according to The Vancouver Sun.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • By 2006, he was investigated in Canada for growing large quantities of marijuana though he wasn’t charged, Olympic records note.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • They are printed in a slightly larger paperback format to show off the art and make the stories easier to read.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Data from Bowker Books in Print showed a collapse of new adult nonfiction paperback titles by 42% from 2019 to 2024, to just under 40,000.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • He was widely regarded as a titan of theological writing and, as pope, wrote tome after tome of commentaries using pencil and paper at his desk in the Vatican apartments or his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
  • And then these tomes would arrive, these ancient books.
    Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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  • Already, as part of those efforts, dozens of employees at the department have been placed on leave according to their union.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • With a credit card and a garage, enthusiasts can build a virtually new Mustang from scratch using show-quality reproduction parts available from dozens of reliable suppliers.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025

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

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