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"measure" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often gauge (5 letters).
Definitions
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
Word origin
From Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measure”), mētior (“to measure”, supine stem in mēns-) + -tūra. Largely displaced native Old English metan ("to measure" whence modern mete) and ġemet (“a measure”). See also -ure.
Used in a sentence
“I will correct thee in measure, and will not leaue thee altogether vnpunished.”
“Mom's rage has no measure.”
“Full to the utmost measure of what bliss Human desires can seek or apprehend.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Find the amount”7 letters
02“Standard amount”7 letters
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