Collocations for volume - noun
1. amount of space
PREPOSITION
by volume
They sell screws and nails by volume.
They sell screws and nails by volume.
in volume
two gallons in volume
two gallons in volume
2. quantity of sth
ADJECTIVE
sheer
The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering.
The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering.
considerable,
enormous,
great,
heavy,
high,
huge,
large,
substantial,
vast
increased
increasing
low, small
decreased, reduced
overall
production, sales
traffic
increased
increasing
low, small
decreased, reduced
overall
production, sales
traffic
VERB + volume
increase
decrease, reduce
double in, grow in, increase in, rise in
Sales have doubled in volume.
decrease, reduce
double in, grow in, increase in, rise in
Sales have doubled in volume.
decrease in,
fall in
determine, estimate
determine, estimate
volume + VERB
double,
grow,
increase,
rise
Sales volume has doubled since 1999.
Sales volume has doubled since 1999.
decrease,
fall
exceed sth
exceed sth
3. strength of sound that sth makes
VERB + volume
increase,
turn up
decrease, lower, turn down
grow in, increase in, rise in
decrease in, fall in
decrease, lower, turn down
grow in, increase in, rise in
decrease in, fall in
PREPOSITION
at … volume
The car stereo was on at full volume.
The car stereo was on at full volume.
volume on
the volume on the stereo
the volume on the stereo
4. book
ADJECTIVE
bound,
leather-bound
a library full of bound volumes
a library full of bound volumes
companion
a companion volume to the one on African wildlife
a companion volume to the one on African wildlife
rare
Only a library would have this rare volume.
Only a library would have this rare volume.
huge,
large,
massive,
substantial,
thick
slender, slim, small
handsome
dusty
old
single
separate
edited
published
first, second, etc.
final
forthcoming
slender, slim, small
handsome
dusty
old
single
separate
edited
published
first, second, etc.
final
forthcoming
PREPOSITION
in a/the volume
Her poems are now available in a single volume.
Her poems are now available in a single volume.
volume of
a volume of short stories
a volume of short stories
volume on
a volume on ancient history
a volume on ancient history
PHRASES
run to five, several, etc. volumes
The encyclopedia is a huge work, running to 20 volumes.
The encyclopedia is a huge work, running to 20 volumes.