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Quantity

KWAH-ntuh-tee

/ˈkwɑːntʌtiː/

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quantity

Dictionary meaning

How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.

Examples

  • There was a quantity of three dozen eggs.
  • The troops had a quantity of ammunition.

Synonyms: measure

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