amt

[ amt, ahmt ]

/ æmt, ɑmt /

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

Words nearby amt

amrita, amritsar, ams, amsterdam, amsterdam syndrome, amt, amt., amtrac, amtrak, amu, amu darya

Definition for amt (2 of 4)

AMT

alternative minimum tax.

Definition for amt (3 of 4)

amt.

amount.

Definition for amt (4 of 4)

A.M.T.

Associate in Mechanical Technology.

Associate in Medical Technology.

Master of Arts in Teaching.

Example sentences from the Web for amt

Honest liberals oppose repeal because the AMT is “an important source of revenue for the Federal government.”
How Did We Leave Behind A Whopping Middle-class Tax Hike?||December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Treasury has estimated that by 2013 it would be more expensive to repeal the AMT than to eliminate the income tax.
How Did We Leave Behind A Whopping Middle-class Tax Hike?||December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And because the AMT eliminates personal exemptions, it hurts families with children in particular.
How Did We Leave Behind A Whopping Middle-class Tax Hike?||December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For many taxpayers, the AMT is a nightmare that threatens their family budgets.
How Did We Leave Behind A Whopping Middle-class Tax Hike?||December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Lowering tax rates for everyone makes more people subject to the AMT, because it is not indexed for inflation.
How Did We Leave Behind A Whopping Middle-class Tax Hike?||December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Amt ohne Geld macht Diebe—Office without 10 pay makes thieves.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
The father, distracted with grief and vexation, had run to the Amt to have the fugitives pursued.
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2)|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is an amt, or province, in the south-eastern part of Norway.
Up The Baltic|Oliver Optic
Hedemarken Amt (county) has the largest forest area, while Stavanger Amt has the smallest.
The Norwegian Fjords|A. Heaton Cooper
Of course, that question has more in it than the inquiry as to the 15th Amt.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1|Samuel J. Tilden

British Dictionary definitions for amt

amt

abbreviation for

amount

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