quantities
n. countablen. an amount or number of something that you can measure. It is often used when you are talking about how much of a material or product you have.
n. a specified or determinate amount, number, or weight of something. Often used in the plural to suggest large or significant amounts of a substance or commodity.
The factory produces large quantities of paper every day.
The chef ordered large quantities of flour and sugar to prepare for the busy holiday weekend.
Researchers observed that while the chemical is harmless in small doses, it becomes toxic when ingested in significant quantities over a short period.
Frequently used in the plural form 'quantities' when preceded by adjectives like 'large', 'vast', or 'significant'.
a large quantities of waterlarge quantities of waterThe plural 'quantities' should not be preceded by the singular article 'a'; use 'a large quantity' or simply 'large quantities'.