amount
noun
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
Example Sentences
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The deficit figure is the largest since 2021 and amounts to an estimated 6.2% of U.S. gross domestic product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Therefore, City say the sponsorship amounts were legitimate and not topped up by the owners.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
I’d probably do turkey on rye with mustard, but with coleslaw and Russian dressing on the side so I can add small amounts when I want.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Large language models, the technology behind many modern AI chatbots, generate text by using patterns learned from enormous amounts of language data to predict what should come next.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Taking 2 percent of assets off the top, as most did, meant the hedge fund manager got paid simply for amassing vast amounts of other people’s money.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
