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amount

 1 noun quantityméid masc4  c m uthe amount of waste involved an méid dramhaíola atá i gceistthe amount of time it takes an méid ama a thógann séit takes a large amount of space tógann sé go leor spáis, glacann sé cuid mhór spáis, tógann sé méid mór spáishe spent a fair amount of time there chaith sé go leor ama ann, chaith sé cuid mhaith ama ann, chaith sé roinnt mhaith ama annadd a small amount of soil cuir roinnt bheag cré leisthey spent a massive amount of money on it chaith siad an-chuid airgid air, chaith siad an t-uafás airgid airhe felt a certain amount of tension mhothaigh sé teannas áiritheno amount of money could make him happy ba chuma cá mhéad airgid a bheadh aige, ní bheadh sé sásta; ní shásódh airgead an domhain mhóir éhe owns any amount of houses tá an-lear tithe aige, tá an dúrud tithe aige 2 noun ACC, FIN summéid masc4  c m usuim fem2  c m uI don't have that amount of money níl an méid sin airgid agamthey paid the full amount d'íoc siad an tsuim iomlán, dhíol siad an t-iomlánhe didn't mention the loan amount níor luaigh sé méid na hiasachtathe amount payable is more than €10,000 tá an tsuim atá le híoc os cionn €10,000net amount glanmhéid masc4
phrasal verbs

amount to

 1 (v + prep) be equivalent of TRANSITIVEit amounted to a declaration of war b'ionann é agus cogadh a fhógairtthat amounts to intimidating the children is ionann é sin agus imeaglú a dhéanamh ar na leanaíit amounts to the same thing is é an rud céanna é, is ionann é, is é an dá mhar a chéile é 2 (v + prep) be important, successful, etc TRANSITIVEhe'll never amount to anything ní dhéanfaidh sé aon mhaith go deo, ní dhéanfaidh sé lá maitheasa choíche 3 (v + prep) ACC, FIN add up to TRANSITIVEher debts amounted to €2,000 €2,000 na fiacha a bhí uirthi san iomlán

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