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amounts

/əˈmaʊnts/

amounts is the plural of amount.

amounts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of amount.

Meaning of amount

Noun

amount (plural amounts)

  1. The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
    • The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.
  2. A quantity or volume.
    • Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
  3. (nonstandard, proscribed, sometimes) The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
    • The final amount of students who have participated to mobility for the period 1995-1999 is held to be around 460 000.2001, Gisella Gori, Towards an EU right to education, page 195

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Phrases with amounts

Questions about amounts

What is amounts the plural of?
Amounts is the plural of amount.
How do you pronounce amounts?
Amounts is pronounced /əˈmaʊnts/.

Words near amounts in the dictionary

  1. amount
  2. amount of substance
  3. amounted
  4. amounteth
  5. amounting
  6. amounts
  7. amounts of substance
  8. amour
  9. amour propre
  10. amour-propre
  11. amourette

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