amount of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"gain - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating cash surrender value - the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured contribution - an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" deductible - (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax) red ink, loss, red - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" assets - anything of material value or usefulness figure - an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested" paysheet, payroll - the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll" peanuts - an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; "her salary is peanuts compared to his" purse - a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses" purse - a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse" |