amount betydelse and definition

Betydelse av amount på svenska

• 0 a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted:

  • They didn't deliver the right amount of sand.

  • Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.

  • He paid regular amounts of money to a charity.

  • I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount (= of money).

  • The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger.

  • I had a certain amount of (= some) difficulty finding the house.

  • You wouldn't believe the amount of trouble (= what a lot of trouble) I've had with this car.

• 1 the degree to which something is a lot or a little; how much something is:

  • She’s made a tremendous amount of progress since the accident.

  • He liked to carry a large amount of money around with him.

• 2 a quantity of money:

  • 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.

  • I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount.

• 3 a quantity of something such as time, space, a substance, or a feeling:

  • an amount of sth They didn't deliver the right amount of sand.

  • large/small amounts Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.

  • a considerable/significant/huge amount The new tax caused a huge amount of anger among small business owners.

  • Both solutions take about the same amount of time.

• 4 a very large amount of something:

  • We had any amount of trouble finishing the job.