quantity
noun/ˈkwɑːntəti/
(plural quantities)
Слово англійською: quantity
Переклад quantity українською: кількість
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] an amount or a number of something
- quantity of something a large/small quantity of something
- vast/huge quantities of food
- enormous/massive/considerable/substantial quantities of something
- in… quantities a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities
- Lamb is consumed in large quantities in rural areas.
- in… quantity Is it available in sufficient quantity?
- [uncountable] the measurement of something by saying how much of it there is
- The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity.
- [countable, uncountable] a large amount or number of something
- quantity of something The police found a quantity of stolen cash at his home.
- I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.
- She felt daunted by the quantity of books she was expected to read for the course.
- Their latest album isn't selling in anything like the quantities that their first one did.
- A quantity of jewellery was taken during the burglary.
- in quantity It's cheaper to buy goods in quantity.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French quantite, from Latin quantitas (translating Greek posotēs), from quantus ‘how great, how much’.
Idioms
an unknown quantity
- a person or thing whose qualities or abilities are not yet known