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

1. a quantity of money
   • he borrowed a large sum
   • the amount he had in cash was insufficient