Amount vs. Content — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Amount and Content
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Definitions
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
Content➦
Often contents Something contained, as in a receptacle
The contents of my desk drawer.
The contents of an aerosol can.
Amount➦
Come to be (the total) when added together
Losses amounted to over 10 million pounds
Content➦
The individual items or topics that are dealt with in a publication or document
A table of contents.
Amount➦
The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.
Content➦
The material, including text and images, that constitutes a publication or document.
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Amount➦
A number; a sum.
Content➦
The substance or significance of a written work, especially as contrasted with its form.
Amount➦
A principal plus its interest, as in a loan.
Content➦
Information, such as text, video, and sound, usually as contrasted with its format of presentation
A television producer looking for content that was more entertaining.
Amount➦
The full effect or meaning; import.
Content➦
The proportion of a specified substance
Eggs have a high protein content.
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Amount➦
Quantity
A great amount of intelligence.
Content➦
Contentment; satisfaction.
Amount➦
To add up in number or quantity
The purchases amounted to 50 dollars.
Content➦
Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.
Amount➦
To add up in import or effect
That plan will never amount to anything.
Content➦
Ready to accept or acquiesce; willing
She was content to step down after four years as chief executive.
Amount➦
To be equivalent or tantamount
Accusations that amount to an indictment.
Content➦
To make content or satisfied
Contented himself with one piece of cake.
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.
Content➦
Satisfied, pleased, contented.
Amount➦
A quantity or volume.
Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
The dogs need different amounts of food.
Content➦
(obsolete) Contained.
Amount➦
The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
Content➦
Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure.
They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.
Amount➦
To total or evaluate.
It amounts to three dollars and change.
Content➦
(obsolete) Acquiescence without examination.
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
Content➦
That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
Amount➦
To go up; to ascend.
Content➦
An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote.
Amount➦
To go up; to ascend.
So up he rose, and thence amounted straight.
Content➦
A member who votes in assent.
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.
Content➦
(uncountable) That which is contained.
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.
Content➦
Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.
Although eloquently delivered, the content of the speech was objectionable.
Some online video creators upload new content every day.
Prolific creators manage their voluminous content with any of various content management systems.
Amount➦
To signify; to amount to.
Content➦
The amount of material contained; contents.
Light beer has a lower alcohol content than regular beer.
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.
Content➦
(obsolete) Capacity for containing.
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.
Content➦
(mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions. Category:en:Higher-dimensional geometry
Amount➦
How much of something is available;
An adequate amount of food for four people
Content➦
The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.
Amount➦
A quantity of money;
He borrowed a large sum
The amount he had in cash was insufficient
Content➦
(archaic) Alright, agreed.
Amount➦
How much there is of something that you can quantify
Content➦
(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to make happy.
You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
Amount➦
A quantity obtained by addition
Content➦
To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
Amount➦
Be tantamount or equivalent to;
Her action amounted to a rebellion
Content➦
Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
Having food and raiment, let us be therewith content.
Amount➦
Add up in number or quantity;
The bills amounted to $2,000
The bill came to $2,000
Content➦
That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.
I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.
Amount➦
Develop into;
This idea will never amount to anything
Nothing came of his grandiose plans
Content➦
Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.
Strong ship's, of great content.
Content➦
Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.
The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom.
Content➦
Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.
Such is the fullness of my heart's content.
Content➦
Acquiescence without examination.
The sense they humbly take upon content.
Content➦
That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
So will I in England work your grace's full content.
Content➦
An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes "Content.".
Supposing the number of "Contents" and "Not contents" strictly equal in number and consequence.
Content➦
To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.
Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained.
Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them.
Content➦
To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.
Content➦
Everything that is included in a collection;
He emptied the contents of his pockets
The two groups were similar in content
Content➦
What a communication that is about something is about
Content➦
The proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
Content➦
The amount that can be contained;
The gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
Content➦
The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Content➦
The state of being contented with your situation in life;
He relaxed in sleepy contentedness
They could read to their heart's content
Content➦
Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation;
A moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
Content➦
Satisfy in a limited way;
He contented himself with one glass of beer per day
Content➦
Make content;
I am contented
Content➦
Satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are;
A contented smile
