generous amount

collocation in English

meaningsofgenerousandamount

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withamount.
generous
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əs/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əs/
willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual ...
See more atgenerous
amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
See more atamount

(Definition ofgenerousandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgenerous amount

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Another excellent feature of this book is thegenerousamountof background provided.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is not a verygenerousamountbut it is something.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
So we are trying to do both—to have agenerousamountfor unit and investment trusts and a higher amount for direct investment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Those are very large sums going to people who have agenerousamountof capital.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have allocated agenerousamountof time.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is precisely why we have targeted this extremelygenerousamountof money as we have.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
As we well know, last year's funding included agenerousamountfor growth in the funding round.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He implied that that was an extremelygenerousamountbecause the old maternity grant was £25.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
By any standards, that is agenerousamountof time.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Those levels were based on board awards and included at the time an unquantified element for loss of earnings and special care plus agenerousamountfor inflation.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Both these figures are agenerousamount.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is agenerousamount.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Commissioner, you were right in saying that we have spent agenerousamountof time on this issue.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Noodles (yakisoba, udon) are also used as a topping with fried egg and agenerousamountof okonomiyaki sauce.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This textured wine contains agenerousamountof extract from its thick-skinned berries.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The swirl had agenerousamountof small debris spinning in it.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The unusual configuration of the bow buoyancy tank creates agenerousamountof stowage space under the foredeck for paddles, buckets, fishing gear, etc.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
All fans are of server-grade quality, being extreme high-speed fans that move a verygenerousamountof air.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This was an unusually large andgenerousamountfor the education of women.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofgenerous
Go to the definition ofamount
See other collocations withamount