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Collocations for amount - noun

ADJECTIVE

considerable, copious amounts, enormous, huge, immense, incredible, large, massive, significant, substantial, tremendous, vast
a considerable amount of money
He drank copious amounts of beer.
high, low
exposure to high amounts of oxygen
adequate, reasonable
disproportionate, excessive, inordinate
increasing
decent, fair, good (esp. AmE)
There was a fair amount of traffic on the roads.
certain
You have a certain amount of freedom to explore new techniques.
limited, minimal, minute, moderate, negligible, small, tiny
full, total
You must pay back the full amount of money that you owe.
maximum, minimum
He aimed to cause the maximum amount of embarrassment.
exact
right
The sauce has just the right amount of salt.
equal, equivalent
Mix the ingredients in equal amounts.
an amount equivalent to 3% per annum
varying
Tap water also contains varying amounts of rust and grit.

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VERB + amount

double, increase
decrease, limit, reduce
They want to limit the amount of cash available.

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amount + VERB

double, increase
The amount of reclaimed glass used in industry has doubled in the last five years.
decrease, fall
The average amount of sunshine fell this year.

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PREPOSITION

amount of

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