Amount vs. Buttload — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Amount and Buttload
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Amount
A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent
The substance is harmless if taken in small amounts
Sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people
Buttload
A large number or amount
The company will make a buttload of money
A buttload of big-name actors
Amount
Come to be (the total) when added together
Losses amounted to over 10 million pounds
Buttload
A large amount; a lot.
Amount
The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.
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Buttload
A regional English measure of capacity of a heavy cart (a butt), containing 6 seams, or 48 bushels, equivalent to 384 gallons.
Amount
A number; a sum.
Buttload
A large amount carried in a butt.
We spent all day Sunday and picked up a buttload of pecans.
Amount
A principal plus its interest, as in a loan.
Buttload
Any large but unspecific amount.
Amount
The full effect or meaning; import.
Amount
Quantity
A great amount of intelligence.
Amount
To add up in number or quantity
The purchases amounted to 50 dollars.
Amount
To add up in import or effect
That plan will never amount to anything.
Amount
To be equivalent or tantamount
Accusations that amount to an indictment.
Amount
The total, aggregate or sum of material not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English.
The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.
Amount
A quantity or volume.
Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
The dogs need different amounts of food.
Amount
The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
Amount
To total or evaluate.
It amounts to three dollars and change.
Amount
To be the same as or equivalent to.
He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.
His response amounted to gross insubordination
Amount
To go up; to ascend.
Amount
To go up; to ascend.
So up he rose, and thence amounted straight.
Amount
To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; - with to or unto.
Amount
To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little.
Amount
To signify; to amount to.
Amount
The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of a bill; the amount of this year's revenue.
Amount
The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this.
The whole amount of that enormous fame.
Amount
How much of something is available;
An adequate amount of food for four people
Amount
A quantity of money;
He borrowed a large sum
The amount he had in cash was insufficient
Amount
How much there is of something that you can quantify
Amount
A quantity obtained by addition
Amount
Be tantamount or equivalent to;
Her action amounted to a rebellion
Amount
Add up in number or quantity;
The bills amounted to $2,000
The bill came to $2,000
Amount
Develop into;
This idea will never amount to anything
Nothing came of his grandiose plans
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