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ποσό
amount (of money or quantity) /poˈso/
nounB1#1270 most common
Also: sum, quantity
Example sentences
Το ποσό είναι μικρό.
The amount is small.
Ποιο είναι το ποσό της παραγγελίας;
What is the amount of the order?
Κατέθεσα ένα μεγάλο ποσό στην τράπεζα.
I deposited a large amount at the bank.
Πρέπει να πληρώσουμε ολόκληρο το ποσό μέχρι το τέλος του μήνα.
We must pay the whole amount by the end of the month.
Η εταιρεία διέθεσε σημαντικά ποσά για την έρευνα.
The company allocated significant sums for research.
Τα ποσά που εμπλέκονται στην υπόθεση διαφθοράς παραμένουν αδιευκρίνιστα.
The sums involved in the corruption case remain unclear.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το ποσό | τα ποσά |
| Genitive | του ποσού | των ποσών |
| Accusative | το ποσό | τα ποσά |
| Vocative | ποσό | ποσά |
Word family
πόσοςhow much, how manyποσότηταquantityποσοστόpercentage, share
ποσοστιαίοςpercentage-related, proportional
Etymology
Ποσό is the neuter form of the ancient adjective πόσος, meaning "how much" or "how many." Greek turned this interrogative adjective into a noun, so it literally means "the how-much," that is, an amount. The word has stayed close to its original sense through Modern Greek, now used mainly for sums of money and measured quantities.
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