Слово англійською: amount
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Переклад amount українською: кі́лькість, су́ма (грошова́ т. д.), величина́ (числа́ і т. д.), ро́змір (о́дягу і т. д.)
Детальний опис
amount
noun /əˈmaʊnt/
[countable, uncountable]- (used especially with uncountable nouns) a quantity of something
- I was amazed at the amount he could eat.
- Mix the colours in equal amounts.
- amount of something an amount of money/information/work/time
- A certain amount of time has already been spent on the project.
- The server is designed to store huge amounts of data.
- Try to reduce the amount of energy and water you use at home.
- Faculty should increase the amount and quality of feedback they provide.
Amount is most often used with uncountable nouns: an amount of cash/space/material/food It is also sometimes used with countable nouns, especially in spoken or informal English: You're competing with a massive amount of people. However, some people consider that this is not correct and prefer to use number with countable nouns: You're competing with a very large number of people.
- a sum of money
- Everyone has paid the same amount.
- You will receive a bill for the full amount.
- The insurance company will refund any amount due to you.
- Small amounts will be paid in cash.
- You must pay back the full amount that you owe.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont ‘upward’, literally ‘uphill’, from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th cent.
Idioms - a large quantity of something
- There's been any amount of research into the subject.
- used for saying that something will have no effect
- No amount of encouragement would make him jump into the pool.