English Dictionary
Definition amount in British English
amount
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Amount and number are both used for talking about quantities, but each word is used in different ways.
Number is used with plural nouns: a small number of carsa certain number of people.
Amount is used with uncountable nouns: a small amount of traffica certain amount of confidence.
Say a large or small number/amount and NOT a big or little number/amount.
a quantity of something
A computer can store a vast amount of information.
The call centre handles a huge amount of complaints every day.
