1amount 
/əˈmaʊnt/ noun
plural amounts /əˈmaʊnt/ noun [count] 1 : a quantity of something
▪ The drug is not being produced in adequate amounts. — usually + of ▪ They are not producing an adequate amount of the drug. [=they are not producing enough of the drug] ▪ A considerable/fair/great/large/tremendous amount of research went into the report. ▪ Be sure to add the right amount of salt. ▪ She spent amazing/enormous amounts of time planning her garden. ▪ There's a certain amount of truth to/in what you say. [=there is some truth in what you say] ▪ The new law limits the amount of money a candidate can spend. ▪ We have any amount of available resources. = We have a large amount of available resources. ▪ No amount of money can make up for their loss. [=money cannot make up for their loss] 2 : a quantity of money
▪ What is the amount to be paid? ▪ An amount was finally agreed upon. ▪ The new law limits the amount a candidate can spend. ▪ When he died we found he owed money to/in the amount of $250,000!
▪ The drug is not being produced in adequate amounts. — usually + of ▪ They are not producing an adequate amount of the drug. [=they are not producing enough of the drug] ▪ A considerable/fair/great/large/tremendous amount of research went into the report. ▪ Be sure to add the right amount of salt. ▪ She spent amazing/enormous amounts of time planning her garden. ▪ There's a certain amount of truth to/in what you say. [=there is some truth in what you say] ▪ The new law limits the amount of money a candidate can spend. ▪ We have any amount of available resources. = We have a large amount of available resources. ▪ No amount of money can make up for their loss. [=money cannot make up for their loss]
▪ What is the amount to be paid? ▪ An amount was finally agreed upon. ▪ The new law limits the amount a candidate can spend. ▪ When he died we found he owed money to/in the amount of $250,000!
usage Amount is chiefly used with noncount nouns.
▪ He lost a large amount of money. ▪ a minimum amount of effort ▪ They provided only a small amount of information. It is also sometimes used with plural count nouns, but this use is often criticized as an error. ▪ There were a large amount of mistakes. Number is the usual word in such contexts. ▪ a large number of mistakes ▪ an increasing number of problems
▪ He lost a large amount of money. ▪ a minimum amount of effort ▪ They provided only a small amount of information. It is also sometimes used with plural count nouns, but this use is often criticized as an error. ▪ There were a large amount of mistakes. Number is the usual word in such contexts. ▪ a large number of mistakes ▪ an increasing number of problems
