Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

amount

[uh-mount] / əˈmaʊnt /






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Despite its efficiency gains, Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model still needs around the same amount of high-cost memory as an advanced OpenAI open model, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

This is because the amount of cartilage, a tough but flexible kind of connective tissue, and fluid in your joints decreases over time.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

"Audrey Werro is still young and that was a huge amount of pressure, even without the fall and the bruising," former marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe told BBC TV.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“What we’re seeing is as users are engaging with their vertical video experience, they are actually engaging in the overall product experience, double the amount of time,” she said onstage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Christopher had, grudgingly, learned a small amount of Latin at school, and he had a feeling that malum meant something else entirely.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Each family is believed to have received between $2.5 million and $3 million, but exact amounts have not been divulged because of a nondisclosure agreement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Possible triggers include growing amounts of meltwater entering the ocean from polar regions as well as global warming itself.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

These funds let you buy at will, but you may need to hold for years on end—and generally can sell only limited amounts at predetermined times.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It’s just syrup and nebulous amounts of whatever base.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Like a pressure cooker, it is designed to hold together even as extreme amounts of steam build up inside it.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Mohamed Al-Hamdani, a Democratic member of Montgomery County’s Board of Elections, which received similar inquiries, said they amounted to “witch hunts” that ate up staff time.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

In the late 1970s, football clubs were actively searching for new revenue streams, but there had been resistance to front-of-shirt sponsorship - especially from TV companies who argued that it amounted to free advertising.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Revenue amounted to $575 million, above the $570 million that analysts tracked by FactSet had been projecting.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The D.A.’s decision to release such information before the arraignment and then issue a press release amounted to a “publicity stunt,” Jackson said in the filing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

For weeks we’d been toiling in what amounted to a canyon; now, for the first time on the expedition the vista was primarily sky rather than earth.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

The note and other evidence persuaded an appeals court in 2024 to order Chey to give his ex-wife 35% of his assets, amounting to nearly $1 billion at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The chair Baroness Heather Hallett criticised the "vast" waste in pandemic procurement, amounting to two-thirds of the £14.9bn total the UK and devolved governments spent on PPE.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

As of July 8, ConserveOhio has collected more than 105,000 signatures, amounting to 25% of the 420,142 required.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

In the killings that occurred between January and June 26, only 16 indictments were filed, amounting to just 12.3 percent of cases, according to the Abraham Initiatives.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Einarsson and Sverrisson pointed out, though, that the apartment was in extremely poor condition and would need repairs amounting to tens of thousands of dollars.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




Vocabulary lists containing amount


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training