amt

[ amt, ahmt ]

/ æmt, ɑmt /

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noun

an administrative division in Denmark.

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Origin of amt

<Danish <German; Old High German ambaht, ampacht (neuter) service, akin to ampacht (masculine) <Gallo-Latin ambactus servant; see embassy

Other definitions for amt (2 of 4)

AMT

alternative minimum tax.

Other definitions for amt (3 of 4)

amt.

abbreviation

amount.

Other definitions for amt (4 of 4)

A.M.T.

abbreviation

Associate in Mechanical Technology.

Associate in Medical Technology.

Master of Arts in Teaching.

How to use amt in a sentence

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Marvin takes off his T-shirt and dives into his swimming pool.
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Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
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By the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.
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In another year, stories about the strange new face of an A-list actress might draw chortles and cackles.
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Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
There'll be heaps uh fun in the Cypress Hills country when they get t' runnin' the whisky-jacks out.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
M was a Miser, and hoarded up gold; N was a Nobleman, gallant and bold.
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He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

British Dictionary definitions for amt

amt

abbreviation for

amount

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