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The phrase "an unknown amount" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a quantity or value that is not specified or determined.
Example: "The project requires an unknown amount of resources, making it difficult to estimate the total cost."
Alternatives: "an unspecified quantity" or "a vague sum".
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She drove away with an unknown amount of cash.
Wisner also skimmed an unknown amount of money off the Marshall Plan funds for European recovery.
Mr. Browne said an unknown amount of cash was taken from the register.
The robber got away with at least $210,000, plus an unknown amount of night deposits.
"Heatstroke causes organ damage, and that organ damage may persist for an unknown amount of time".
At present, the North receives virtually no food aid apart from an unknown amount from China.
But a Pakistani official quoted in a Swiss newspaper claimed an unknown amount had changed hands.
Estimates are that the watch will add about $10bn in revenue, and an unknown amount of profit, during 2015.
She had only $25,000 of business property insurance and an unknown amount of coverage for the interruption of her business, Chapmanworks.
Enron, like other energy traders, used an unknown amount of derivatives -- financial instruments whose value is determined by underlying securities -- to control trading risk.
Ms. Mauskopf said F.B.I. agents seized two handguns, material used to make and package crack, and an unknown amount of material believed to be crack and powdered cocaine.
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