amount vs gross

gross vs amount

amount and gross both are nouns.

amount is not an adjective while gross is an adjective.

amount and gross both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amount	Yes	No	Yes	No
gross	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, gross is a hyponym of amount; that is, gross is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amount:

amount: a quantity of money
gross: the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

Other hyponyms of amount include gain, receipts, revenue, cash surrender value, contribution, deductible, defalcation, loss, red, red ink, figure, coverage, insurance coverage, advance, cash advance, payroll, paysheet, peanuts, purse, purse, credit exposure.

amount (noun)	gross (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion	twelve dozen
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
a quantity of money

amount (adjective)	gross (adjective)
	before any deductions
	conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
	repellently fat
	lacking fine distinctions or detail
	conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
	without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
	visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)

amount (verb)	gross (verb)
to measure up to in kind or quality	earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
add up in number or quantity
be tantamount or equivalent to

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