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The polite word numbers use when they don't want to commit to being exact.
means A quantity of something, especially when you're being vague about the precise figure.
from From Old French 'amonter' meaning 'to ascend' or 'add up to,' built from 'a' (to) plus 'mont' (mountain). So an amount was literally what you get when you climb to the top of a pile and total it — the sum you reach at the summit.
- vague by design
- used precisely when precision is unwanted
- origin
- from old french amonter, to rise or ascend
- grammar tell
- pairs with uncountable nouns, unlike number
- euphemism duty
- often hides exactly how big the problem is