- [countable, uncountable] an amount or a number of something
- quantity of something a large/small quantity of something
- vast/huge quantities of food
- enormous/massive/considerable/substantial quantities of something
- in… quantities a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities
- Lamb is consumed in large quantities in rural areas.
- in… quantity Is it available in sufficient quantity?
Extra Examples- copious quantities of champagne
- Gas was detected in sufficient quantity to warrant careful monitoring.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- in quantity
- quantity of
- [uncountable] the measurement of something by saying how much of it there is
- The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- in quantity
- quantity of
- [countable, uncountable] a large amount or number of something
- quantity of something The police found a quantity of drugs at his home.
- I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.
- She felt daunted by the quantity of books she was expected to read for the course.
- Their latest album isn't selling in anything like the quantities that their first one did.
- A quantity of jewellery was taken during the burglary.
- in quantity It's cheaper to buy goods in quantity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- in quantity
- quantity of
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French quantite, from Latin quantitas (translating Greek posotēs), from quantus ‘how great, how much’.
Idioms
See quantity in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee quantity in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishan unknown quantity
- a person or thing whose qualities or abilities are not yet known
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