0 a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted:
1 the degree to which something is a lot or a little; how much something is:
a large/small/considerable amount You can make a considerable amount for only a few hours' work.
a certain/particular amount Payments are limited to a certain amount.
pay/spend/raise an amount If everyone in the company contributed just $10, this would raise the amount needed.
She was so disappointed with the service she refused to pay the full amount.
3 a quantity of something such as time, space, a substance, or a feeling:
4 a very large amount of something:
A dangerous amount of radioactivity was released into the environment last month.
Some theatres receive a small amount of funding from the state.
They were making a tremendous amount of noise last night.
She eats an unbelievable amount of food.
The total amount raised so far is approaching $1000.
The question is what the complex vs. non-complex distinction amounts to in structural terms.
The decision of each court, then, amounted to a verdict about the family's history and identity.
One older person said there was a real need for help with such tasks, and also with small amounts of help before a crisis occurred.
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