amount of money
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Definition
Noun Phrase A specific quantity or sum of money. It refers to a particular monetary value or total, often used when discussing costs, prices, savings, or financial transactions.
Usage
The phrase "amount of money" is used to specify or inquire about a particular sum. It is typically preceded by adjectives (e.g., large, small, certain) or determiners (e.g., this, that, the, an). It functions as a countable noun phrase.
Examples
- Subject of a sentence:
- Object of a verb:
- Object of a preposition:
Advanced Usage
- "No amount of money": Used to emphasize that something cannot be achieved or compensated for by any quantity of money, no matter how large.
- No amount of money can buy true happiness.
- "For a certain/small/large amount of money": Used to describe transactions or acquisitions.
- He acquired the painting for a surprisingly small amount of money.
Variants and Related Words
- Sum (of money) (n.): A specific amount of money. Often interchangeable with "amount of money," but "sum" can sound more formal or refer to a total from adding several amounts.
- He left a large sum to his heirs.
- Figure (n.): An amount of money, especially when represented by numbers.
- They finally agreed on a figure for the settlement.
Synonyms
- Sum
- Quantity of money
- Monetary amount
Related Phrases
- A sum of money: Very similar in meaning and often used interchangeably with "an amount of money."
- The insurance paid out a substantial sum of money.
Noun
- a quantity of money
- he borrowed a large sum
- the amount he had in cash was insufficient