Hypernyms for "amount"
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advance
aggregate
average
average out
cash advance
cash surrender value
chance
contribution
cordage
coverage
critical mass
decrease
decrement
deductible
defalcation
deficiency
definite quantity
economic value
figure
fundamental measure
fundamental quantity
gain
grand total
gross
inadequacy
increase
increment
indefinite quantity
insufficiency
insurance coverage
interval
loss
magnetisation
magnetization
make
margin
metric
negativeness
negativity
number
octane number
octane rating
outnumber
payroll
paysheet
peanuts
period of play
play
playing period
point
point in time
positiveness
positivity
probability
proof
purse
quantity
quantum
radical
receipts
red
red ink
relative quantity
revenue
smallness
subtotal
system of measurement
time interval
time unit
unit of time
value
volume
work out
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.