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amounts

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //əˈmaʊnts// UK //ɐmˈaʊnts// amounts

n. a quantity of money, goods, or other things. You use this word when talking about how much of something there is.

n. a specified quantity of a substance, commodity, or money. Typically used in the plural to refer to large or significant sums.


SIMPLE

Large amounts of water were wasted.

CONTEXTUAL

The company spent huge amounts of money on new technology.

COMPLEX

Historical records show that vast amounts of grain were stored in silos to protect against future famine.

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