a quantity of

n a quantity of money n the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion n how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify n a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers v be tantamount or equivalent to v add up in number or quantity v develop into

n a quantity of no importance

n a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

n an impetuous rush toward someone or something n (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense n the price charged for some article or service n the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons n attention and management implying responsibility for safety n a special assignment that is given to a person or group n a person committed to your care n financial liabilities (such as a tax) n (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object n the swift release of a store of affective force n request for payment of a debt n a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something n an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence n heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield n a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time v to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle v blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against v demand payment v move quickly and violently v assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to v file a formal charge against v make an accusatory claim v fill or load to capacity v enter a certain amount as a charge v cause to be admitted

n a message written in a secret code n a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number n a quantity of no importance n a person of no influence n a secret method of writing v convert ordinary language into code v make a mathematical calculation or computation