how much
Asking the price
How much asks about quantity or degree, especially for things measured rather than counted: How much does it cost? , How much time do we have?
It can express intensity: You don't know how much this means to me.
In exclamations, it emphasizes extent: How much longer must we wait?
Compare how many, which asks about countable things.
Total quantity present
volume · mass · bulk · extent · magnitude · scale · proportion · aggregate
Close but not exact
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- aroundIn the vicinity
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
guess · ballpark · range · calculation · reckoning · assessment · judgment · appraisal
Degree of importance
- importanceState of mattering
- significanceQuality of mattering
- benefitAdvantage or gain
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
usefulness · relevance · impact · weight · consequence · substance · meaning · priority
amount
Total quantity present
count · volume · mass · bulk · extent · magnitude · scale · proportion · aggregate · multitude
cost
Required payment amount
rate · price · tariff · toll · fare · bill · payment · outlay · expenditure · budget
approximately
Close but not exact
estimate · guess · ballpark · range · calculation · reckoning · assessment · judgment · appraisal · evaluation
worth
Degree of importance
- importanceState of mattering
- significanceQuality of mattering
- benefitAdvantage or gain
merit · usefulness · relevance · impact · weight · consequence · substance · meaning · priority · appreciation
question
Request for information
wonder · inquire · seek · clarify · determine · ascertain · find out · discover · learn · know
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