- large quantities
- large amounts
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
large-scale — ˈlarge scale adjective [only before a noun] 1. using or involving a lot of people, effort, money, or supplies: • The government hopes to attract large scale foreign investment. • Large scale changes to the organizational structure of the company… … Financial and business terms
Large-handed — Large hand ed, a. Having large hands. (Fig.): Taking, or giving, in large quantities; rapacious or bountiful. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in large quantities — adverb on a large scale without careful discrimination I buy food wholesale • Syn: ↑wholesale … Useful english dictionary
Quantities — Quantity Quan ti*ty, n.; pl. {Quantities}. [F. quantite, L. quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow, E. how, who. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
large - big — Big, large, and great are used to talk about size. They can all be used in front of count nouns, but only great can be used in front of uncount nouns. ◊ describing objects Big, large, and … Useful english dictionary
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large — I. adjective (larger; largest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, broad, wide, generous, from Latin largus generous, plentiful Date: 12th century 1. obsolete lavish 2. obsolete a. ample, abundant … New Collegiate Dictionary
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