amount paid (noun)

  • 1amount paid up — /əˌmaυnt peɪd ʌp/ noun an amount paid for a new issue of shares, either the total payment or the first instalment, if the shares are offered with instalment payments …

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  • 2amount — noun the total of something in number, size, value, or extent: he paid the full amount owed. ↘a quantity: a small amount of water. verb (amount to) 1》 come to be (a total) when added together. 2》 be the equivalent of. Phrases any amount of a… …

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  • 3amount falling due after one year — UK US noun [C, usually plural] ACCOUNTING ► an amount of money in a company s accounts that does not have to be paid back within the next year → Compare LONG TERM LIABILITY(Cf. ↑long term liability) …

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  • 4amount falling due within one year — UK US noun [C, usually plural] ACCOUNTING ► an amount of money in a company s accounts that has to be paid back within the next year → Compare CURRENT LIABILITY(Cf. ↑current liability) …

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  • 5amount — ▪ I. amount a‧mount 1 [əˈmaʊnt] noun [countable, uncountable] a quantity of something: • debts that vary in amount • Figures show a big rise in the amount of money in the economy. • You must pay the full amount in advance. • a cheque in… …

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  • 6amount — I UK [əˈmaʊnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms amount : singular amount plural amounts *** Collocations: Amount and number are both used for talking about quantities, but each word is used in different ways. Number is used with plural nouns: a… …

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  • 7amount — a|mount1 [ ə maunt ] noun count *** a quantity of money: This amount should be paid within two weeks. a. a quantity of something: You only need a small amount. amount of: A computer can store a vast amount of information. A certain amount of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8amount — a•mount [[t]əˈmaʊnt[/t]] n. 1) the sum total of two or more quantities or sums 2) quantity; measure: a great amount of resistance[/ex] 3) the full effect, value, or significance 4) to total; add (usu. fol. by to): The bill amounts to $300[/ex] 5) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9amount — /euh mownt /, n. 1. the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate. 2. the sum of the principal and interest of a loan. 3. quantity; measure: a great amount of resistance. 4. the full effect, value, or significance. v.i. 5. to total;… …

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  • 10amount*/*/*/ — [əˈmaʊnt] noun [C] I a quantity of something This amount (= quantity of money) should be paid within two weeks.[/ex] A computer can store vast amounts of information.[/ex] • no amount of sth used for saying that something will never be enough to… …

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