appreciable amount

[/əˈpriːʃəbl əˈmaʊnt/]
noun phrasepl: appreciable amounts
quantidade apreciável
1. A quantity that is large enough to be noticed or considered significant; a noticeable or meaningful amount
The project required an appreciable amount of time and resources to complete successfully.
O projeto exigiu uma quantidade apreciável de tempo e recursos para ser concluído com sucesso.
2. An amount sufficient to be recognized as substantial or considerable
There has been an appreciable amount of progress in the negotiations.
Houve uma quantidade apreciável de progresso nas negociações.
The phrase 'appreciable amount' is commonly used in business, academic, and technical contexts in both American English and Brazilian Portuguese. In Brazil, the more colloquial 'uma boa quantidade' or 'uma quantidade considerável' may be preferred in informal speech, while the formal translation 'quantidade apreciável' is standard in written and professional communication.
NYC Slang
a decent chunk
Synonyms / Sinônimos
considerable amountsubstantial amountsignificant amountnotable amountsizable amount
Antonyms / Antônimos
negligible amountinsignificant amountminimal amounttrace amount

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
quantidade apreciável
Standard usage in formal and informal contexts
Brazil
uma boa quantidade
Common colloquial alternative in informal speech
São Paulo
quantidade considerável
Preferred in business and formal settings
Portugal
quantidade apreciável
Same usage as Brazilian Portuguese in formal contexts

Related Words

quantitymagnitudevolumeconsiderablesubstantialnoticeablesignificant

Related Idioms & Phrases

a fair amount
no small amount
a good deal
quite a bit
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