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Discover LudwigThe phrase "amount is about" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when estimating or approximating a quantity or value.
Example: "The total amount is about $500, which should cover all expenses."
Alternatives: "the amount is approximately" or "the amount is roughly".
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That amount is about $80,000 on Zimbabwe's black market, which has a more realistic exchange rate than the one set by the government.
For instance, CO2 adsorbed amount is about 3.7 mmol/g for XC5 at P = 1.2 bars, while adsorbed quantity of N2 at the same conditions is about 0.16 mmol/g.
The average amount is about 36" x 8" - about a quarter of a yard.
Only a small amount is about celebrities.
The average amount is about $34,000, the data showed.
This amount is about twice that of the average adult brain.
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Dastyari said on Tuesday there was a confidentiality clause but he confirmed the amount was about right.
This amount was about 4.5 times higher than the experimental value.
A spokesman for HSBC disputed the figure, saying the total amount was about $20 billion.
The median price of homes bought by applicants in Los Angeles was $264,000, and the median mortgage amount was about $142,000.
Although the state approved immediate rate increases on Thursday of about 10percentthethe amount was about half what the companies had asked for.
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