maximum amount

collocation in English

meaningsofmaximumandamount

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maximum
adjective
uk
/ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/
us
/ˈmæk.sə.məm/
being the largest amount or number allowed ...
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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/
us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofmaximumandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A defendant also can sink costs and thus reduce themaximumamountthat she is prepared to pay in settlement.
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Themaximumamountof resource produced by the existing card is 50.
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Restoring biomimetic control therefore requires a system that registers themaximumamountof kinetic activity within the residuum.
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These systems may be designed to rely to themaximumamounton nonoverlapping data and use different techniques to arrive at their conclusions.
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An important characteristic of a soil is themaximumamountof water it retains that is available for plant growth.
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The remaining 25-30 vol. % void fraction represents themaximumamountthat can be contained in the crystal framework.
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A second problem is that an explicit threshold provides guidance to manufacturers on themaximumamountthey can charge.
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The torque-rating of the ankle-joint motors decides themaximumamountof disturbance that can be compensated by the above technique.
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This arrangement would free the field team from the burden of modelling allowing them to process amaximumamountof measurements.
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Themaximumamountthat can be contributed depends on an individual's age and earnings, subject to a ceiling.
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Moreover, these rats exhibit abnormal levels of aggressiveness and attempt to inflict themaximumamountof damage to their opponent.
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This would also be themaximumamountallocated for non-tied financial credits, which would take resources away from the domestic development programme.
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We define it as themaximumamountof money the farmer would be willing to pay for the use of the resource.
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What is themaximumamountper month you would be willing to pay to establish and keep the plantation?
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It provides themaximumamountof professional autonomy that is compatible with the integrity of the team and safety of patients.
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The priority is then to remove themaximumamountof water without affecting the structural integrity of the paper.
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Therefore, one of the goals for this study was to gather themaximumamountof data to be able to do the necessary statistical analyses.
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The convergence threshold, which controls themaximumamountof change allowed for a converged distribution, was set at 1%.
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