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Amount

/əˈmaʊnt/

The quantity or sum of something

She demanded larger and more frequent amounts of soma.The total amounted to sixty pounds.Leave me a small amount of food and an axe.

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/ˈnʌmbə/

A symbol or word used to represent a quantity

The assemblage numbered about a hundred men.I read the numbers and the words many times.We will call them Number One and Number Two.

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Number is used for things that can be counted individually, such as apples or cars.
Amount is used for things that cannot be counted or measured individually, like sugar or water.
If you can use fewer with it, use number; if you can use less, use amount instead.
Consider number when dealing with discrete, countable units, while amount relates to totality or mass.
A good rule of thumb is to think about whether youd put the item in a shopping cart; if yes, it’s usually a number'.