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"amount" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often quantity (8 letters).
Definitions
A quantity, total, or sum.
Word origin
From Middle English amounten (“to mount up to, come up to, signify”), from Old French amonter (“to amount to”), from amont, amunt (“uphill, upward”), from the prepositional phrase a mont (“toward or to a mountain or heap”), from Latin ad montem, from ad (“to”) + montem, accusative of mons (“mountain”).
Used in a sentence
“The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.”
“Pour a small amount of water into the dish.”
“The dogs need different amounts of food.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Quantity”6 letters
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