| Main Entry: | amount |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | whole effect |
Synonyms: |
body, burden, core, full value, import, matter, purport, result, sense, significance, substance, thrust, upshot, value |
| Notes: | use 'amount' with things that cannot be counted but 'number' with things that can be counted number is regularly used with count nouns, while amount is mainly used with mass nouns: number of mistakes, amount of money |