English > amount: 7 senses > noun 1, possession| Meaning | A quantity of money. |
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| Example | "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
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| Synonyms | sum, sum of money, amount of money |
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| Narrower | advance, cash advance | An amount paid before it is earned |
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| cash surrender value | The amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured |
| contribution | An amount of money contributed |
| coverage, insurance coverage | The total amount and type of insurance carried |
| deductible | (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax) |
| defalcation | The sum of money that is misappropriated |
| figure | An amount of money expressed numerically |
| gain | The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating |
| gross, revenue, receipts | The entire amount of income before any deductions are made |
| loss, red ink, red | The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue |
| payroll, paysheet | The total amount of money paid in wages |
| peanuts | An insignificant sum of money |
| purse | A sum of money offered as a prize |
| purse | A sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse |
| Broader | assets | Anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company |
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| Spanish | cantidad, importe, monto, suma |
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| Catalan | import, quantitat, suma |
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English > amount: 7 senses > noun 2, attribute| Meaning | The relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion. |
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| Example | "an adequate amount of food for four people" |
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| Narrower | critical mass | The minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture |
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| decrease, decrement | The amount by which something decreases |
| increase, increment | The amount by which something increases / increases |
| insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency | lack of an adequate quantity or number |
| margin | An amount beyond the minimum necessary |
| negativity, negativeness | An amount less than zero |
| number, figure | The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals |
| positivity, positiveness | An amount greater than zero |
| quantity | An adequate or large amount |
| smallness | The property of being a relatively small amount |
| Broader | magnitude | The property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) |
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| Spanish | cantidad, cuantía, número |
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| Catalan | quantia, quantitat |
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English > amount: 7 senses > noun 3, Tops| Meaning | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. |
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| Synonyms | measure, quantity |
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| Attributes | nonstandard | Varying from or not adhering to a standard |
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| standard | conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value |
| Narrower | cordage | The amount of wood in an area as measured in cords |
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| definite quantity | A specific measure of amount |
| fundamental quantity, fundamental measure | One of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |
| indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
| magnetization, magnetisation | The extent or degree to which something is magnetized |
| octane number, octane rating | A measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline |
| playing period, period of play, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds |
| point, point in time | An instant of time |
| probability, chance | A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur |
| proof | A measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
| quantum | (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) |
| radical | (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity |
| relative quantity | A quantity relative to some purpose |
| system of measurement, metric | A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic / characteristic |
| time interval, interval | A definite length of time marked off by two instants |
| time unit, unit of time | A unit for measuring time periods |
| value, economic value | The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else |
| volume | The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object |
| volume | A relative amount |
| Broader | abstraction, abstract entity | A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
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| Spanish | cantidad, cuantía, medida |
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| Catalan | mesura, quantia, quantitat |
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| Verbs | amount | add up in number or quantity |
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